FAQ : Connectivity (Tunnels and Subnets) : How do I configure my machine to setup the IPv6 in IPv4 tunnel to the SixXS PoP?

How do I configure my machine to setup the IPv6 in IPv4 tunnel to the SixXS PoP?

The easiest way is by using AICCU, though if one wants to configure it manually or because AICCU doesn't support your platform, then you can pick your Operating system from the following list. AICCU can configure static, heartbeat and AYIYA tunnels.

Warning The manual methods described below only apply to static proto-41 tunnels. AYIYA and heartbeat tunnels require AICCU.

Linux - RPM/initscripts (Fedora/Redhat/etc)

A great resource for configuring RPM based Linux distributions (eg Fedora/SUSE/Redhat/etc) with IPv6 can be found at Peter Bieringer / LinuxDoc.org and the related initscripts homepage.

To /etc/sysconfig/network add:

IPV6INIT=yes
IPV6_DEFAULTGW=[PoP IPv6 Endpoint]
IPV6FORWARDING=yes

Create or modify /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-sixxs to contain:

DEVICE=sixxs
BOOTPROTO=none
ONBOOT=yes
IPV6INIT=yes
IPV6_TUNNELNAME="SixXS"
IPV6TUNNELIPV4="[PoP IPv4 Endpoint]"
IPV6TUNNELIPV4LOCAL="[Your IPv4 Endpoint]"
IPV6ADDR="[Your IPv6 Endpoint]/64"
IPV6_MTU="1280"
TYPE=sit

Run: service network restart

You're running! Test with amongst others a 'ping6 www.sixxs.net'. If it does not work, check Reporting Problems for a list of things to try first to figure out what might be wrong.