About This Manual

This manual describes the Tru64 UNIX Mobile IPv6 kit, Mobile IPv6 itself, and how to install and configure Mobile IPv6 on your system.

This manual assumes that the operating system and the appropriate networking subsets are installed.

Audience

This manual is intended for system and network adminstrators responsible for configuring and managing network interfaces and services. Administrators should have knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking concepts and network configuration; this manual is not a TCP/IP networking tutorial. They should also have knowledge of operating system concepts, commands, and configuration.

New and Changed Features

This is a new manual.

Organization

This manual is divided into 6 chapters and one appendix. The following list describes the contents in more detail:

Chapter 1 Describes the Mobile IPv6 kit contents, RFCs supported, and restrictions.
Chapter 2 Describes the Mobile IPv6 environment, the roles of systems in this environment, and terminology.
Chapter 3 Describes how to install the Mobile IPv6 kit.
Chapter 4 Describes how to configure the Mobile IPv6 software.
Chapter 5 Describes the resources for monitoring Mobile IPv6 network traffic.
Chapter 6 Describes how to solve Mobile IPv6 network problems.
Appendix A Lists files installed with the kit.

Related Documents

For more information about Tru64 UNIX networking and communications, see the following manuals:

Icons on Tru64 UNIX Printed Manuals

The printed version of the Tru64 UNIX documentation uses letter icons on the spines of the manuals to help specific audiences quickly find the manuals that meet their needs. (You can order the printed documentation from Compaq.) The following list describes this convention:

  G Manuals for general users
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  R Manuals for reference page users

Some manuals in the documentation help meet the needs of several audiences. For example, the information in some system manuals is also used by programmers. Keep this in mind when searching for information on specific topics.

The Documentation Overview provides information on all of the manuals in the Tru64 UNIX documentation set.

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This manual uses the following conventions:

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