System Administration Guide, Volume 3

Copyright © 1999 by Sun Microsystems

Abstract:

This book covers a broad range of Solaris network administration topics such as managing TCP/IP networks, modems, remote file systems, mail and DHCP. This books is intended for anyone responsible for administering one or more systems running the Solaris 8 release (or Solaris 7 with the IPv6 patch 107788-01 [SPARC] or 107916-01 [x86]).

Table of Contents
1. Managing IPv6 Concepts
Overview of the Solaris IPv6 Implementation
Network Interface Configuration Files
IPv6 Interface Configuration File Entry
Extensions to the ifconfig Utility
Nodes With Multiple Network Interfaces
IPv4 Behavior
IPv6 Behavior
in.ndpd Daemon
Example--/etc/inet/ndpd.conf File
in.ripngd Daemon
inetd Internet Services Daemon
Extensions to Existing Utilities
netstat(1M)
snoop(1M)
route(1M)
ping(1M)
traceroute(1M)
Controlling Display Output
Solaris Tunneling Interfaces for IPv6
IPv6 Extensions to Solaris Name Services
New ipnodes File
NIS Extensions for IPv6
NIS+ Extensions for IPv6
DNS Extensions for IPv6
Changes to the nsswitch.conf File
Changes to Name Service Commands
2. Managing IPv6 Tasks
Enabling IPv6 Nodes
Enabling IPv6 Nodes Task Map
Procedure How to Enable IPv6 on a Node
Procedure How to Configure a Solaris IPv6 Router
Procedure How to Add IPv6 Addresses to NIS and NIS+
Procedure How to Add IPv6 Addresses to DNS
Monitoring IPv6
Monitoring IPv6 Task Map
Procedure How to Display Interface Address Assignments
Procedure How to Display Network Status
Procedure How to Control the Display Output
Procedure How to Monitor Only IPv6 Network Traffic
Procedure How to Probe All Multihomed Host Addresses
Procedure How to Trace All Routes
Configuring IPv6 Over IPv4 Tunnels
Procedure How to Configure IPv6 Over IPv4 Tunnels
Procedure How to Configure Your Router to Advertise Over Tunneling Interfaces
Displaying IPv6 Name Service Information
Displaying IPv6 Name Service Information Task Map
Procedure How to Display IPv6 Name Service Information
Procedure How to Verify That DNS IPv6 PTR Records Were Updated Correctly
Procedure How to Display IPv6 Information Through NIS
Procedure How to Display IPv6 Information Through NIS+
Procedure How to Display IPv6 Information Independent of Name Service