(usagi-users 03994) Re: how to supress RA on linux

Varun Chandramohan wrote:
> Anjali Gajendragadkar wrote:
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>> i am unable to make changes in the file
>> error is E667: Fsync failed
>> i am logged as root
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> either use
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> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/all/accept_ra
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Sorry i mean 0.
> or sysctl interface.
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> Regards,
> varun
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>> - anjali
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>> On Nov 20, 2007 5:06 PM, Anjali Gajendragadkar <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> oh thanks
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>>> On Nov 20, 2007 4:38 PM, Varun Chandramohan <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> Anjali Gajendragadkar wrote:
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>>>>> I have a linux PC (2.6.12.3 - kernel) with ipv6 enabled and assigned
>>>>> it an static IP address
>>>>> The PC also receives RA as Router is enabled and configured with IPV6
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>>>> prefix.
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>>>>> Thus my PC has three address
>>>>> 1. Static IPv6 address
>>>>> 2. From router advertisment RA (prefix+MAC address)
>>>>> 3. Link local address
>>>>>
>>>>> my questions
>>>>> 1.  is it possible to supress RA on the linux PC, so that PC will not
>>>>> generate IPV6 address using this
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>>>> This can be done by setting 0 to /proc/sys/net/ipv6/all/accept_ra
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>>>>> 2. can link local address be supressed
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>>>> No link local is initialized with the ipv6 stack. So it cannot be
>>>> supressed.
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>>>>> -Anjali
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>>>> Varun
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