On Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:09:57 -0700 (PDT) Susan Zheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I'm a beginner for IPv6 need to set up a small private IPv6 network. > > The lab setup plan is like below: > > Use 1 windows 2003 server which has two IPv6 interfaces configured as > default routers(it has two NIC cards) connected to net1 and net2. > > My linux host 1 is on net1 and linux host 2 is on net 2. Both are IPv6 > enablled. The goal is to let the two hosts on different subnet to ping each > other by their site-scope address. > > Note: > The two hosts can ping each other in IPv4 addresses, but can't reach each > other by IPv6 addresses. > > Any advices about what need to do are very much appreciated! > Well, you could configure a static default on both Linux boxes, pointing to the IPv6 link local address of the corresponding interface they're attached to on the Win 2003 server. Alternatively, and generally a better idea, as this is how IPv6 was designed to be used, run a Router Advertising service on the Windows 2003 box, which can both inform the Linux hosts of their IPv6 site-local prefixes and subnets (the first 64 bits of the address), and their default router address. That makes the Linux host configuration plug-and-play. I don't know what service will perform this router advertisement do this under Windows 2003 server unfortunately as I don't use it. btw, don't get too fixed on the idea of deploying site-local addresses, I'm pretty sure they've recently been deprecated, to be replaced with Unique Local Addresses or ULAs. ULAs have similar routing properties to site-locals (e.g. they aren't supposed to be routed across the Internet), however they've added a unique part to the address allowing sites or organisations to be joined together with a very low probability of subnet number collisions. This site joining includes via a VPN. There are a number of other advantages to ULAs over site-locals. HTH, Mark. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The IPv6 Users Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe users" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
