Category Archives: Networking

IPv6 Prefix Delegation using NetworkManager

If your ISP supports IPv6 and assigns the IP address of your eth0 interface via DHCPv6 you may also be able to obtain one or more additional IPv6 prefixes. These prefixes can be used for other interfaces eth1 or eth2 … Continue reading

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Exploiting IPv6 using podman

In this post I’ll show how you can use podman to provide native IPv6 connectivity to containers. This allows direct access to and from the Internet without the need for such gimmicks as NAT and port forwarding. Install podman By … Continue reading

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IP Addresses: How They Relate to Interfaces

As the line blurs between nodes that used to just do things such as client and server applications and nodes that would just do networking functions such as Layer 3 routers and Layer 2 switches I find that I have … Continue reading

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