[f-nsp] BigIron 4k and IPv6

Kristian Larsson kristian at juniks.net
Mon Nov 7 16:08:24 EST 2005


On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 09:58:10PM +0100, Niels Bakker wrote:
> * 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.
That's alright, for now. I'm looking at ~20Mbps
which I'm sure it can do with process switching,
right?
> 
> 
> >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.
And what do I do then? ;)
> 
> 
> >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.
I'm running 7.8.00k (B2P7800k). Should I be using
something else?


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