HP-UX IPv6 Transport Administrator Guide HP-UX 11i v3 (5992-6426, May 2013)

6 Utilities
HP-UX 11i v3 IPv6 transport, for the most part uses IPv6-enhanced IPv4 network utilities.
This section summarizes the utilities required for administration of HP-UX 11i v3 IPv6
transport.
Configuration Utilities
This section describes configuration utilities available to configure HP-UX 11i v3 IPv6
transport.
The ifconfig “inet6” Address Family
Use ifconfig to assign an IPv6 address to an interface and configure parameters,
such as the network prefix. (In IPv6, prefix replaces netmask.)
The ifconfig keyword inet6 required to configure IPv6 interfaces. It is not required
to examine IPv6 interfaces. Refer to the ifconfig(1M) man page for details.
Neighbor Discovery Protocol Replaces arp in IPv6
The Neighbor Discovery Protocol (ndp) replaces arp in IPv6. Refer to “Neighbor
Discovery” (page 47) in Chapter 4 for details.
The route “inet6” Option
route(1M) adds and deletes entries to the network routing table, allowing your system
to communicate through a router. In IPv6, routing entries are automatically added when
router advertisements are received from an IPv6 router. A configured tunnel route can
be added using the route utility. Refer to route(1m) for more information.
The ip6addrpol Command
You can use the ip6addrpol(1M) command to display the policy table or to add, delete,
and update entries in the policy table. See “Configuring Policies Using the ip6addrpol
Command” (page 31) for more information.
Network Diagnostic Utilities
This section lists network diagnostic utilities available for use as part of the process of
administering HP-UX 11i IPv6.
• lanadmin(1M) resets or reports status of the LAN card.
• lanscan(1M) displays LAN device configuration and status.
• ndd(1M) displays and modifies network driver parameters.
• ndp(1M) displays and modifies the IPv6 neighbor discovery cache.
• netstat(1) provides network statistics and information about network connections.
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