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Re: autoconfiguring inet6 with ifup/down



Joost Witteveen wrote:

> I just enabled ipv6 on my main computer, and activated radvd on the
> local LAN port.
> After that, as by magic, the ethernet card on my other properly
> configures itself with just a "ifconfig eth0 up", really cool.
>
> However, I don't see what I should write in /etc/network/interfaces to
> make ifup eth0 just do a "ifconfig eth0 up", letting the
> autoconfiguring of ipv6 doing it's work.
>
You could use the 'manual' method (I think).

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual

The IPv6 part should autoconfigured regardless, but this should bring
your interface up.

- Adam



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