[f-nsp] BigIron 4k and IPv6

[Niels Bakker]

* kristian at juniks.net (Kristian Larsson) [Mon 07 Nov 2005, 19:44 CET]:
>I would like to hear about peoples experiences with the BigIron 4k and 
>IPv6.

It will forward all IPv6 packets in software.


>The only mentioning of v6 in the CLI is ipv6-proto vlan which I don't 
>really know what to do with, seems I am unable to set an address.

That creates a "protocol vlan" for ethertype 0x86dd, as I understand it.


>What firmware versions are you guys running, does v6 work well?

I'm not routing IPv6 on Foundry equipment, but you'll need at least 
version 7.7.

http://www.foundrynet.com/services/documentation/srIPv6/IPv6_Getting_Started.html


	-- Niels.

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