Re: static IPv6 config on OVH dedicated server

Forgot this. 1 hour later It sucks again
. What a fucking network :(


-----Message initial-----
> De: Eric JACQUOT <ejacquot@delfic.org>
> Envoyé: lundi 12 avril 2021 0:13
> À: Piotr Isajew <pisajew@yahoo.com>; misc@openbsd.org
> Sujet: RE: static IPv6 config on OVH dedicated server
>
> Hi Piotr,
>
> -----Message initial-----
> > De: Piotr Isajew <pisajew@yahoo.com>
> > Envoyé: vendredi 9 avril 2021 22:59
> > À: misc@openbsd.org
> > Sujet: static IPv6 config on OVH dedicated server
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm struggling to configure IPv6 for my fresh OpenBSD 6.8
> > installation running on OVH (soyoustart.com) dedicated server.
> >
> > What I get from the ISP is the /64 address pool.
> > OVH requires static configuration with gateway outside of the
> > assigned subnet. According to their docummentation:
> >
> > The default gateway for your IPv6 block (IPv6_GATEWAY) is always
> > xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxFF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > The IPv6 address of the server is 2607:5300:60:62ac::/64. The
> > IPv6_GATEWAY will therefore be 2607:5300:60:62FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
>
>
> A decade ago, I tried to configure OVH ipv6 and give up after an headhache
> to use an ugly /56.
> I never try again to deal with a /64 and an outside gateway since your mail.
> Then I tried again with a fucking headache. But thanks to you. I solved my
> misconfigured problem.
>
> Before you test, stay with your /56 and try to list the mac address of your
> default gateway with :
>
> # ndp -a
>
> You will see the MAC address you will need for your /etc/hostname.if (this
> is an example for the ip6 part)
>
> ...
> inet6 2607:5300:60:62ac:: 64
> !route add -inet6 2607:5300:60:62ff:ff:ff:ff:ff/128 -link -static -iface ix0
> !route add -inet6 default 2607:5300:60:62ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> #replace XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX with the gw mac address :
> !ndp -s 2607:5300:60:62ff:ff:ff:ff:ff XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX proxy
> #EOF
>
>
> This will work as expected.
>
>
> Cheers,