Mobile IPv6 A.01.00 Administrator's Guide

Chapter 4
Creating Mobile IPv6 Kernel Module Configuration Files with the mip6config Tool
Starting a mip6config Session and Verifying a Configuration File
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Starting a mip6config Session and Verifying a Configuration File
Use the mip6config command at the command prompt to start a mip6config session, or to verify an existing
mip6mod configuration file. mip6config starts with /etc/mip6.conf if you do not specify a file name. Remember
to use the write command to save the mip6config session to the configuration file.
Syntax: mip6config [-v] [ file_name ]
Options: -v Use the -v option to verify and display the contents of the specified
configuration file before starting a interactive mip6config session.
NOTE Use the list all command to display the configuration file
after starting a mip6config session.
file_name The fully-qualified (absolute) path of mip6mod configuration file to:
• start mip6config session with
• verify
• create
Examples: Starting an Interactive mip6config with a New mip6mod Configuration File
# mip6config /etc/backup-mip6.conf
Creating ’/etc/backup-mip6.conf’
mip6config>
Verifying a mip6mod Configuration File Before Starting an Interactive
mip6config Session
# mip6config -v /etc/backup-mip6.conf
Displaying contents of ’/etc/backup-mip6.conf’.
GENERAL PARAMETERS
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Log Level: error
Num mip6mod Instances: 1
BINDING CACHE PARAMETERS
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Max Bindings: 10000
Max Home Bindings: 10000
Max Binding Lifetime: 262140
Binding Refresh Advice Interval: 0
Binding Refresh Request Threshold: 0
ERROR RATE PARAMETERS
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Error Rate Threshold: 10
Max Error Rate: 100
Min Error Rate: 1000