RuggedCom RuggedRouter RX1100 - Manual (Page 50)

5. Configuring Networking
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5. Configuring Networking
5.1. Introduction
This chapter familiarizes the user with:
• Configuring routing and gateways
• Configuring DNS (Dynamic Name Service)
• Entering host addresses
• Configuring a pair of End To End Backup interfaces
• Viewing routing tables
5.2. IPv6 Fundamentals
Version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6, RFC 2460) has been designated to replace IPv4 throughout
the Internet. Some important changes that IPv6 introduces relative to IPv4 fall into the following
categories:
• Addressing
IPv6 addresses are four times the length of IPv4 addresses, at 128 bits, to be used as 64 bits
of network and 64 bits of host address. The larger address space allows much greater flexibility
in hierarchical network definition and routing.
• Header Format
The IPv6 packet header has been simplified relative to IPv4 in order to simplify and therefore
speed the processing of packets by routing nodes. It also features more efficiently encoded
options and greater flexibility in creating extensions.
• Security
Security has been designed into IPv6, rather than being treated as a component that must be
added to existing IPv4 network stacks.
5.3. Network Configuration
Figure 5.1. Network Configuration Menu
This menu allows you to configure IP networking parameters.