Re: Regarding IPv6

Hi Raghav,

On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Raghav Bhargava
<raghavbhargava12_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Now if we create a
> host entry of each of the routers on the other one ...
> What does that actually mean?? I am not able to understand the concept of
> host entry, although I know the command . Like what exactly does that
> command do.
>
> Command :- ipv6 host R2lo0 2:2:2:2:12:1ASD:DSE4:FD45

All this does is create a name-to-IPv6 mapping on the router. Think of
it like the /etc/hosts file on a UNIX system, or the
%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file on a Windows system. It
allows you to reference the name, instead of the IPv6 address, in
commands (e.g. ping, traceroute) and other configs.

Now, instead of typing "ping 2:2:2:2:12:1ASD:DSE4:FD45", you can type
"ping R2lo0".

The IPv4 equivalent is simply "ip host .."

cheers,
Dale

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Received on Sun May 24 2009 - 17:57:34 ART