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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/ipv6-config.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/ipv6-config.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..675a5d9a260d --- /dev/null +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/ipv6-config.xml @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-ipv6"> + <title>IPv6 Configuration</title> + + <para> + IPv6 is enabled by default. Stateless address autoconfiguration is used to + automatically assign IPv6 addresses to all interfaces. You can disable IPv6 + support globally by setting: +<programlisting> +<xref linkend="opt-networking.enableIPv6"/> = false; +</programlisting> + </para> + + <para> + You can disable IPv6 on a single interface using a normal sysctl (in this + example, we use interface <varname>eth0</varname>): +<programlisting> +<xref linkend="opt-boot.kernel.sysctl"/>."net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6" = true; +</programlisting> + </para> + + <para> + As with IPv4 networking interfaces are automatically configured via DHCPv6. + You can configure an interface manually: +<programlisting> +<link linkend="opt-networking.interfaces._name__.ipv6.addresses">networking.interfaces.eth0.ipv6.addresses</link> = [ { + address = "fe00:aa:bb:cc::2"; + prefixLength = 64; +} ]; +</programlisting> + </para> + + <para> + For configuring a gateway, optionally with explicitly specified interface: +<programlisting> +<xref linkend="opt-networking.defaultGateway6"/> = { + address = "fe00::1"; + interface = "enp0s3"; +}; +</programlisting> + </para> + + <para> + See <xref linkend='sec-ipv4' /> for similar examples and additional + information. + </para> +</section> |