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AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

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Benefits are only gained when a client is able to perform block size negotiation.<br />

At the time of writing, the IBM Network Station TFTP client has this function. This<br />

change does not affect the current <strong>AIX</strong> TFTP client application.<br />

Note<br />

If the blocksize exceeds the MTU of the path, then fragmenting will occur, and<br />

performance improvements will be reduced by the need to perform reassembly<br />

of packets.<br />

7.6 IPv6 Routing Support (<strong>4.3</strong>.2)<br />

The first release of IPv6 support in <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>4.3</strong> was a host implementation. It did not<br />

support routing between interfaces on the same server. Also, the routing<br />

applications were not well defined and not available in the INRIA code base to<br />

interpret IPv6 routing protocols.<br />

<strong>AIX</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>.2 supports IPv6 gateway capability in addition to IPv6 host<br />

supported in <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>. <strong>Version</strong> 6.0 of gated from INRIA is ported from<br />

INRIA to <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>.2 with IPV6 support so that gated and some of its routing<br />

protocols can manipulate IPv6 addresses. Some changes have been made to the<br />

<strong>AIX</strong> kernel, netinet kernel extension, and non-gated applications to support IPv6<br />

routing.<br />

7.6.1 Gated <strong>Version</strong> 6.0<br />

The gated daemon provides gateway routing functions for the following protocols:<br />

• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)<br />

• Routing Information Protocol Next Generation (RIPng)<br />

• Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)<br />

• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and BGP4+<br />

• Defense Communications Network Local-Network Protocol (HELLO)<br />

• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)<br />

• Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)<br />

• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) / Router Discovery routing<br />

protocols<br />

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)<br />

The gated process can be configured to perform all of these protocols or any<br />

combination of them.<br />

Dynamic routing tables change according to the network conditions. They are<br />

built from information passed to gated by the routing protocols.<br />

Each protocol performs the same basic functions, in that they determine the best<br />

route for a destination and then distribute the routing information to other systems<br />

on the network. Each protocol performs these tasks based on their own particular<br />

algorithms.<br />

168 <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>4.3</strong> <strong>Differences</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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