HP-UX 11i Version 2 Release Notes (October 2003)

Internet and Networking
IPv6 Support
Chapter 6
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IPv6 Software Overview
The following software offers IPv6 support: Transport, Internet Services, DCE, DLPI,
FDDI, SAM-NNC, libc, HP-UX commands, Desktop (CDE), X11R6-based applications,
C2 Audit, EMS, Online Diagnostics, SNMP, NetTL, IPSec, Kerberos Client,
ServiceGuard, GlancePlus Pak, HP-UX Secure Shell, HP-UX Web Server Suite, and the
Runtime Environment (RTE) for the Java 2 platform.
For further information, including manpages and pointers to additional documentation,
see the following:
• “Diagnostics” on page 60
• “Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)” on page 253
• “Event Monitoring Service (EMS)” on page 64
• “GlancePlus Pak” on page 68
• “HP-UX Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI)” on page 126
• “HP-UX Secure Shell” on page 181
• “HP-UX Web Server Suite” on page 128
• “IPv6 Network Transport Software” on page 150
• “IPv6 Support by Common Desktop Environment (CDE)” on page 152
• “IPv6 Support by HP Openview Emanate Agent” on page 153 (for information on
SNMP)
• “IPv6 Support by HP-UX libc and HP-UX Commands” on page 154
• “IPv6 Support for Internet Service Products” on page 138
• “Kerberos Client (KRB5-Client)” on page 184
• “Network Tracing and Logging (NetTL)” on page 164
• “PCI FDDI (FDDI-00)” on page 42
• “Runtime Environment (RTE) for the Java 2 Platform” on page 227
• “MC/ServiceGuard” on page 90
• “SAM - Nodal Network Communication (NNC)” on page 96
IPv6 Network Transport Software
IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. The IPv6 protocol is also referred to as
“IPng” (IP next generation). IPv6 was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) to improve upon the scalability, security, ease of configuration, and network
management capabilities of IPv4. HP-UX 11i v2 IPv6 network transport software
provides host support for IPv6.
Summary of Change
HP-UX 11i v2 IPv6 network transport software supports the following features:
• IPv4/IPv6 Dual Stack support: HP-UX 11i v2 IPv6 supports both IPv4 and IPv6
applications. Programmers can write IPv6 applications that communicate with both
IPv6 and IPv4 peers. Existing IPv4 applications continue working.