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7.1.8.3 route
route was modified to process IPv6 addresses and structures. For the IPv6
address family, -inet6 must be used. The length of a destination prefix can be
specified with the option -prefixlen or with the syntax prefix/length. There is also a
new command to route called get that looks up and displays the route for a
destination. See Figure 37 for route command usage examples.
Note: The get command works for all protocol families, not just IPv6.
Figure 37. Example of route Command Usage
7.1.8.4 autoconf6 Command
autoconf6 is a new command with IPv6. The autoconf6 command is used to
assign addresses to network interfaces and add some needed routes at boot
time. It configures the link-local address, adds the appropriate interface route,
and adds a compatibility address if an IPv4 address exists. autoconf6 should be
used after configuration of IPv4 and before any IPv6 action. It can take, as an
argument, the name of the main IEEE LAN interface.
Table 32. auotconf6 Options
Flag
Description
-v Verbose output.
-6 Do not install the SIT tunnel interface.
The following shows an example of the typical output that is received when
running the autoconf6 -v command:
got interface lo0
got interface en0
got interface sit0
default IEEE interface is en0
interface en0 is booting
setup IEEE interface en0
config en0 fe80::260:8c2e:a445/80
add route flags=801
dest=ff02::
gateway=fe80::260:8c2e:a445
mask=ffff::
add route flags=801
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