ip6rtrd(8) [osf1 man page]
ip6rtrd(8) System Manager's Manual ip6rtrd(8) NAME
ip6rtrd - IPv6 routing daemon SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/ip6rtrd [-dD] [-l logfile] [configfile] OPTIONS
Enables additional debugging information, such as bad packets received, to be logged. The ip6rtrd daemon remains under control of the host that started it; therefore, an interrupt from the controlling host stops the ip6rtrd process. Same as the -d option, but does not run as a daemon. Specifies a log file into which ip6rtrd writes information about its actions. The log contains information about any changes to the routing tables and a history of recent route change messages sent and received that are related to changed routes. If you do not spec- ify a log file, information is logged to stdout. DESCRIPTION
The ip6rtrd daemon sends IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) packets of the Neighbor Discovery Protocol. These packets enable any listening host to autoconfigure itself without manual intervention. In addition, you can configure ip6rtrd to send and process RIPng messages. At startup, the ip6rtrd daemon reads its default configuration file for startup information. If you used ip6_setup to configure IPv6 on your system, the configuration file is /etc/ip6rtrd.conf. You can specify an alternate configuration file by using the configfile parame- ter. Signals The following signals have the specified effect when sent to the ip6rtrd process using the kill(1) command: Displays internal routing tables. If a log file is specified, the routing information is logged to it. Terminates the ip6rtrd process. Before exiting, the daemon removes any system state that was configured by the daemon, including default routers and on-link prefixes. In addition, the daemon broad- casts RIPng packets with hop counts set to infinity over the appropriate interfaces. Caution Do not use SIGKILL to terminate the ip6rtrd process, as this may leave the system's IPv6 configuration in an inconsistent state. RESTRICTIONS
Do not run the nd6hostd and ip6rtrd daemons on the same host as this may produce unpredictable results. SEE ALSO
Commands: ifconfig(8), ip6_setup(8). Daemons: nd6hostd(8). Files: ip6rtrd.conf(4). RFC 2461, Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6), Narten, T.; Nordmark, E., Simpson W. A., December 1998 RFC 2462, IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration, Thompson, S.; Narten, T., December 1998 RFC 2080, RIPng for IPv6, Malkin, G., Minnear, R., January 1997. ip6rtrd(8)
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nd6hostd(8) System Manager's Manual nd6hostd(8) NAME
nd6hostd - Neighbor discovery and autoconfiguration daemon for IPv6 hosts SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/nd6hostd [-d] [-D] [-l logfile] [-u] [-n name] OPTIONS
Enables additional debugging information, such as bad packets received, to be logged. The nd6hostd daemon remains under control of the host that started it; therefore, an interrupt from the controlling host stops the nd6hostd process. Same as the -d option, but does not run as a daemon. Specifies a log file into which nd6hostd writes information about its actions. The log contains information about any changes to the routing tables and a history of recent route change messages sent and received that are related to changed routes. Enables dynamic updates to the Domain Name System (DNS) database. Specifies a fully qualified domain name to use for dynamic DNS updates. DESCRIPTION
The nd6hostd daemon receives and processes IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) packets of the Neighbor Discovery Protocol. This enables a sys- tem to autoconfigure itself without manual intervention. The daemon performs the following functions, based on the contents of IPv6 Router Advertisements it receives: Router discovery - Learns the IPv6 address of default routers and installs default routes in the kernel routing table. On-link prefix discovery - Learns IPv6 on-link prefixes (ranges of IPv6 addresses that are directly reachable on a given link). Stateless Address Configuration - Automatically creates and deletes interface addresses. If the -u option is specified, nd6hostd updates the address information in the DNS automatically, using the name specified with the -n option (or the host name if the the -n option is not specified). Interface attribute configuration - Auto- matically configures datalink attributes such as hop limit, reachable time, retransmit time and link mtu. Signals The following signals have the specified effect when sent to the nd6hostd process using the kill(1) command: Displays internal routing tables. Terminates nd6hostd. Before exiting, nd6hostd removes any system state that was autoconfigured, including default routers, on- link prefixes, IPv6 addresses, and dynamically updated DNS entries. Note Do not use SIGKILL to terminate nd6hostd. RESTRICTIONS
Do not run the nd6hostd and ip6rtrd daemons on the same host, as this may produce unpredictable results. FILES
Specifies the command path Routes through distant and external gateways Contains the network name database SEE ALSO
Commands: route(8). Daemons: ip6rtrd(8). RFC 2461, Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6); Narten, T., Nordmark, E., Simpson W. A., December 1998 RFC 2462, IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration; Thompson, S., Narten, T., December 1998 nd6hostd(8)