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Contents
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide April 2005 xi
Quick Steps for Configuring IP Forwarding .................................................................13-3
IP Overview ..................................................................................................................13-4
IP Protocols ............................................................................................................13-4
Transport Protocols .........................................................................................13-4
Application-Layer Protocols ...........................................................................13-4
Additional IP Protocols ...................................................................................13-5
IP Forwarding ................................................................................................................13-6
Configuring an IP Router Interface ........................................................................13-7
Modifying an IP Router Interface ....................................................................13-8
Removing an IP Router Interface ....................................................................13-8
Creating a Static Route ...........................................................................................13-9
Creating a Default Route ........................................................................................13-9
Configuring Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) ................................................13-10
Adding a Permanent ARP Entry ....................................................................13-10
Deleting a Permanent Entry from the ARP Table .........................................13-10
Clearing Dynamic ARP Entries .....................................................................13-11
ARP Filtering ................................................................................................13-11
IP Configuration ..........................................................................................................13-12
Configuring the Router Primary Address .............................................................13-12
Configuring the Router ID ...................................................................................13-12
Configuring the Time-to-Live (TTL) Value ........................................................13-12
IP-Directed Broadcasts .........................................................................................13-13
Denial of Service (DoS) Filtering ........................................................................13-13
Enabling/Disabling IP Services ............................................................................13-16
Managing IP ................................................................................................................13-18
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) .........................................................13-18
ICMP Control Table ......................................................................................13-21
ICMP Statistics Table ....................................................................................13-21
Using the Ping Command ....................................................................................13-22
Tracing an IP Route ..............................................................................................13-22
Displaying TCP Information ................................................................................13-22
Displaying UDP Information ...............................................................................13-23
Verifying the IP Configuration ...................................................................................13-23
Chapter 14 Configuring IPv6 .......................................................................................................14-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................14-1
IPv6 Specifications ........................................................................................................14-2
IPv6 Defaults .................................................................................................................14-2
Quick Steps for Configuring IPv6 Routing ...................................................................14-3
IPv6 Overview ..............................................................................................................14-4
IPv6 Addressing .....................................................................................................14-5
IPv6 Address Notation ....................................................................................14-5
IPv6 Address Prefix Notation ..........................................................................14-6
Autoconfiguration of IPv6 Addresses .............................................................14-6
Tunneling IPv6 over IPv4 ......................................................................................14-7
6to4 Tunnels ....................................................................................................14-7
Configured Tunnels .........................................................................................14-9