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Re: network card update...final....:)



On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 01:21:30PM -0800, Brian Murphy wrote:
> Well, that was interesting.  As I previously stated, the module was loaded.
> So, I apt-get install dhcp-client just for kicks and boom...everything
> works..mostly.  It grabbed the necessary info.  eth0 shows up under ifconfig
> as it should, but now a "sit0" shows up.  it says:
> 
> sit0	link encap:IPv6-inIPv4
> 
> plus 5 more lines below that.
> 
> I have worked in linux for 4 or 5 years (new to debian I am ashamed to say
> though) and I have never seen or heard of sit0.  What is it?

IIRC it's a pseudo-interface for tunneling ipv6 traffic over ipv4.
Apparently you have ipv6 in your kernel?  I haven't been following the
thread :/

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