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--- tips:irix:basic_ipv6 [2010/02/03 15:44] – mattieu
+++ tips:irix:basic_ipv6 [2026/10/02 12:10] (current) – mattieu
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-===== Activate IPv6 =====
+The steps are basically : open IRIX overlays with ''inst'' and then install these packages.
+You can also do this with the ''Software Manager''. Just expand ''IRIX Execution Environment'' and select ''IP Version 6 Networking''.
+===== Enabling IPv6 =====
 In order to activate basic IPv6 functionalities, you first have to enable it (disabled by default). The IRIX release notes says:
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 reboot the system
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-Then you have to reboot the system as it was asked.
+Then you have to reboot the system as it was asked. After that, everything should work since stateless autoconfig is enabled by default with IPv6.
+===== Modify nsswitch =====
+To enable DNS resolution for IPv4 AND IPv6, don't forget to modify /etc/nsswitch.conf and edit these two parameters. The System Manager only modify hosts entry for IPv4, you need to edit ipnodes too for IPv6:
+<code>
+hosts:                  dns files
+ipnodes:                dns files
+</code>
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