# IPv6 - 6in4 Tunnel

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## Introduction

wikipedia:6in4

## 6in4-tunnel rc.d script

Arch Linux uses a BSD-style network interface configuration located in /etc/rc.conf, which can make exotic network configurations interesting, to say the least. The following rc.d script is meant to help remedy the situation by providing a configurable wrapper to sanely manage a 6in4 link interface.

  - This script uses the route2 method; make sure that the iproute2 package is installed.

As root, write the following rc.d init script to /etc/rc.d/6in4-tunnel:

    #!/bin/bash

    ### begin user configuration

    ##############################################
    #                                            #
    #  Stop this script before you reconfigure!  #
    #                                            #
    ##############################################

    # if_name     - interface name that is to be created for the 6in4 link
    if_name=6in4

    # server_ipv4 - ipv4 address of the server that is providing the 6in4 tunnel
    server_ipv4=127.0.0.1

    # client_ipv4 - ipv4 address of the client that is receiving the 6in4 tunnel
    client_ipv4=127.0.0.1

    # client_ipv6 - ipv6 address of the client 6in4 tunnel endpoint
    client_ipv6=2001:feed:face:beef::2/64

    # link_mtu    - set the mtu for the 6in4 link
    link_mtu=1480

    # tunnel_ttl  - set the ttl for the 6in4 tunnel
    tunnel_ttl=64

    ### end user configuration

    daemon_name=6in4-tunnel

    . /etc/rc.conf
    . /etc/rc.d/functions

    case "$1" in
      start)
        stat_busy "Starting $daemon_name daemon"

        ifconfig $if_name &>/dev/null
        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
          stat_busy "Interface $if_name already exists"
          stat_fail
          exit 1
        fi

        ip tunnel add $if_name mode sit remote $server_ipv4 local $client_ipv4 ttl $tunnel_ttl
        ip link set $if_name up mtu $link_mtu
        ip addr add $client_ipv6 dev $if_name
        ip route add ::/0 dev $if_name

        add_daemon $daemon_name
        stat_done
        ;;

      stop)
        stat_busy "Stopping $daemon_name daemon"

        ifconfig $if_name &>/dev/null
        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
          stat_busy "Interface $if_name does not exist"
          stat_fail
          exit 1
        fi

        ip link set $if_name down
        ip tunnel del $if_name

        rm_daemon $daemon_name
        stat_done
        ;;

      *)
        echo "usage: $0 {start|stop}"
    esac
    exit 0

### 6in4-tunnel configuration

You will need to provide your 6in4 link configuration between the following sections of /etc/rc.d/6in4-tunnel:

    ### begin user configuration

    ### end user configuration

Once /etc/rc.d/6in4-tunnel has been configured properly, give it permission to be executed:

    # chmod +x /etc/rc.d/6in4-tunnel

### 6in4-tunnel usage

To create the 6in4 tunnel link and bring up the interface:

    # /etc/rc.d/6in4-tunnel start

To delete the 6in4 tunnel link and remove the interface:

    # /etc/rc.d/6in4-tunnel stop

### Boot-time configuration

The following method allows /etc/rc.d/6in4-tunnel to start automatically at system startup.

  - Verify that the 6in4 tunnel link is configured and working properly before doing this!

As root, insert 6in4-tunnel right after network in the DAEMONS line of /etc/rc.conf.

After this addition, the DAEMONS line in /etc/rc.conf should look something like this:

    ...

    #
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # DAEMONS
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    #
    # Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
    #   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
    #   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
    #
    DAEMONS=(syslog-ng iptables ip6tables network 6in4-tunnel openntpd ...

    ...

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