The IPv6 protocol
modulename: ipv6.ko
configname: CONFIG_IPV6
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Networking support
└─>Networking options
└─>The IPv6 protocol
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12
This is complemental support for the IP version 6.
You will still be able to do traditional IPv4 networking as well.
For general information about IPv6, see
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6>.
For Linux IPv6 development information, see <http://www.linux-ipv6.org>.
For specific information about IPv6 under Linux, read the HOWTO at
<http://www.bieringer.de/linux/IPv6/>.
To compile this protocol support as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called ipv6.
You will still be able to do traditional IPv4 networking as well.
For general information about IPv6, see
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6>.
For Linux IPv6 development information, see <http://www.linux-ipv6.org>.
For specific information about IPv6 under Linux, read the HOWTO at
<http://www.bieringer.de/linux/IPv6/>.
To compile this protocol support as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called ipv6.
source code:
is selected by
CONFIG_INFINIBAND_CXGB4CONFIG_INFINIBAND_OCRDMA
CONFIG_DLM
CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_IPV6
CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES
CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_HL
CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_HL
CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_SYNPROXY
CONFIG_NF_NAT_IPV6
CONFIG_IP_SCTP
CONFIG_BRIDGE
CONFIG_IEEE802154_6LOWPAN