how can you check if ipv6 is actually 'working'?

[Aleksandar Milivojevic]

Alexander Volovics wrote:
> Thanks for the comprehensive reply. This ipv6 thingy had me really
> puzzled. I started thinking about it because I noticed that when I
> added an alias eth0:1 it had no inet6 adress (by the way can you also
> tell me how to add an inet6 address to an alias).

Just add it directly to the physical interface (eth0).  Functionally 
(and inside the kernel) it is the same thing.

> I think I will just disable it for now.

Good choice ;-)

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