add a default template for Host/Install

[openwrt-10.03/.git] / docs / network.tex

diff --git a/docs/network.tex b/docs/network.tex
index 783db464dd309de029445cfdfdf47ad9aee1b444..bb23fa524438ce38067208264913105b89d7dfb4 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/network.tex
+++ b/docs/network.tex
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ config switch       "eth0"
     option vlan2    "4 5"
 \end{Verbatim}
 
     option vlan2    "4 5"
 \end{Verbatim}
 

+Three interfaces will be automatically created using this switch layout :
+\texttt{eth0.0} (vlan0), \texttt{eth0.1} (vlan1) and \texttt{eth0.2} (vlan2).
+You can then assign those interfaces to a custom network configuration name
+like \texttt{lan}, \texttt{wan} or \texttt{dmz} for instance.
+

 \subsubsection{Setting up IPv6 connectivity}
 
 OpenWrt supports IPv6 connectivity using PPP, Tunnel brokers or static
 \subsubsection{Setting up IPv6 connectivity}
 
 OpenWrt supports IPv6 connectivity using PPP, Tunnel brokers or static


@@ -123,8 +128,9 @@ assignment.
 If you use PPP, IPv6 will be setup using IP6CP and there is nothing to
 configure.
 
 If you use PPP, IPv6 will be setup using IP6CP and there is nothing to
 configure.
 

-To setup an IPv6 tunnel to a tunnel broker, you have to edit the
-\texttt{/etc/config/6tunnel} file and change the settings accordingly :
+To setup an IPv6 tunnel to a tunnel broker, you can install the
+\texttt{6scripts} package and edit the \texttt{/etc/config/6tunnel}
+file and change the settings accordingly :

 
 \begin{Verbatim}
 config 6tunnel
 
 \begin{Verbatim}
 config 6tunnel


@@ -151,6 +157,19 @@ config 6tunnel
        IPv6 prefix to setup on the LAN.
 \end{itemize}
 
        IPv6 prefix to setup on the LAN.
 \end{itemize}
 

+Using the same package you can also setup an IPv6 bridged connection :
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config 6bridge
+       option bridge   'br6'
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+By default the script bridges the WAN interface with the LAN interface
+and uses ebtables to filter anything that is not IPv6 on the bridge.
+This configuration is particularly useful if your router is not
+IPv6 ND proxy capable (see: http://www.rfc-archive.org/getrfc.php?rfc=4389).
+
+

 IPv6 static addressing is also supported using a similar setup as
 IPv4 but with the \texttt{ip6} prefixing (when applicable).
 
 IPv6 static addressing is also supported using a similar setup as
 IPv4 but with the \texttt{ip6} prefixing (when applicable).