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Re: problem with ipv6 tunneling

To: Loic Le Loarer <loic.le-loarer+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: problem with ipv6 tunneling
From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:18:54 +0300 (EEST)
Cc: <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <20010620145410.B6185@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Loic Le Loarer wrote:
> The ifconfig sit0 up command works well and adds this to ifconfig result :
> sit0      Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
>           inet6 addr: ::195.154.54.178/96 Scope:Compat
>           inet6 addr: ::127.0.0.1/96 Scope:Unknown
>           UP RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1480  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
> but when I try to configure this tunnel with I get :
> [root@alibaba ~]# ifconfig sit0 tunnel ::206.123.31.102
> SIOGIFINDEX: Bad file descriptor

These commands work just fine on my 2.4 kernel (RHL71 system). Which
kernel are you using?

You could also try to use the equivalent command with /sbin/ip (it's a lot
more reliable anyway), like:
/sbin/ip tunnel add sit2 mode sit ttl 64 remote 206.123.31.102

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords



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