Linux can be used as a Router ??

Dancer Vesperman dancer@zeor.simegen.com
Mon, 15 May 2000 08:00:03 +1000


À̼ºÁø(Sung-Jin.Lee) wrote:

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> thanx for warm answers.
> i've already checked the sites u recommended
> before i wrote the previous mail.
>
> but i'm still not clear.....
> i thought Linux only can be used as a IPv6 host till now.
> i need a Router. so i considered FreeBSD.
>
> does Linux can be used as a IPv6 Router ?
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>

Yes. Linux does not support the default route when forwarding ipv6
packets, however (only when originating them), but apart from that, it's
fully functional as an ipv6 router, AFAIK. I use it for that on several
machines.

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