Chapter 2. Managing IPv6 Tasks

This chapter provides procedures for enabling IPv6, IPv6 routers, configuring IPv6 addresses for DNS, NIS, and NIS+; creating tunnels between routers; running IPv6 additions to commands for diagnostics; and displaying IPv6 name service information.

This is a list of the step-by-step instructions in this chapter.

• How to Enable IPv6 on a Node

• How to Configure a Solaris IPv6 Router

• How to Add IPv6 Addresses to NIS and NIS+

• How to Add IPv6 Addresses to DNS

• How to Display Interface Address Assignments

• How to Display Network Status

• How to Control the Display Output

• How to Monitor Only IPv6 Network Traffic

• How to Probe All Multihomed Host Addresses

• How to Trace All Routes

• How to Configure IPv6 Over IPv4 Tunnels

• How to Display IPv6 Name Service Information

• How to Verify That DNS IPv6 PTR Records Were Updated Correctly

• How to Display IPv6 Information Through NIS

• How to Display IPv6 Information Through NIS+

For conceptual information related to the procedures in this chapter see Chapter 1. For a high-level description of the related procedures in this chapter, see Enabling IPv6 Nodes Task Map, Monitoring IPv6 Task Map, and Displaying IPv6 Name Service Information Task Map.