[Sunhelp] Sol8 install network problem

[Alan Rubin]

for anyone else with this problem, Casper Dik of Sun (Holland) has posted
a modified version of 7.6 for IPv6.  a quick search on the net for
tcp_wrappers and ipv6 should help.  

thanks to everyone for the help.

alan

On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Greg wrote:

> > What are the Sun Forte Compilers?  Are they free?  It seems like you have
> > pegged the issue straight on, thanks.
> 
> Er, no.  IPv6 yes, as I mentioned in my previous message.  But tcpd doesn't
> need to be compiled as a 64-bit program.  A 32-bit ipv6-aware tcpd works
> fine on both 32-bit and 64-bit kernels.
> 
> > > TCP wrappers doesn't work with IPv6 correctly.. Disable IPv6 under Sol8
> > > and if you're using a 64bit kernel recompile TCP wrappers with the 
> > > Sun Forte Compilers to ensure proper 64bit compliance.
> > > The TCP Wrappers FAQ/Readme makes reference to this problem.
> 
> -greg
> 
> 
> 

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