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How to configure IPv6 address in Linux?
Configure IPv6 address using Network Manager. Open Network Manager Console from your Linux node # nmtui. Select Edit a Connection and click on Ok. Next look out for your Ethernet card on which you wish to configure IPv6 address.
Can a virtual interface be assigned an IPv6 address?
If I assign an IPV6 address to the virtual interface created like eth0:1, then it gets automatically assigned to its real interface eth0. It’s all working fine on IPv4, but I need IPv6 on the virtual interface as well.
Can a private IPv6 address be added to a secondary IP address?
You can add a private IPv6 address to one secondary IP configuration (as long as there are no existing secondary IP configurations) for an existing network interface. Each network interface may have at most one IPv6 private address. You can optionally add a public IPv6 address to an IPv6 network interface configuration.
How to get an IPv6 address in Red Hat?
A Red Hat Enterprise Linux system is configured to obtain an IPv6 address automatically. These are the lines in the configuration file where the magic happens (I am adding some explanation to each line): [root@rhel8 ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp1s0 ……… ………
How to assign multiple IP addresses to single network interface?
As you see above, the single network interface card has three IP addresses. Let us ping the newly added IP addresses: If you want to use different subnet, then you can change the PREFIX0=24 line to different subnet, such as PREFIX1=16. For example, I am going to add Class A IP address ( ex.10.0.0.1) to my network card.
Do you have to configure an IPv6 address pool?
An administrator must configure the IPv6 address pool to be able to serve clients. It is also possible (but not recommended) to configure an IPv6 address manually. Manual configuration requires a lot of effort, is error-prone, and it’s hard to keep track of what IPv6 addresses are assigned to what clients.
How to add a new IP address in CentOS?
Do you notice that I have added a Class A type address (10.0.0.1) and prefix=16. Save and close the file. Restart network service, Then, ping the new added IP: Similarly, you can add different Gateways too. Want to know how to add additional IP addresses on CentOS/RHEL/Scientific Linux/Fedora systems, check the following link.