The functional behaviour for certain settings is different
depending on whether local forwarding is enabled or not.
-accept_ra - BOOLEAN
+accept_ra - INTEGER
Accept Router Advertisements; autoconfigure using them.
+ It also determines whether or not to transmit Router
+ Solicitations. If and only if the functional setting is to
+ accept Router Advertisements, Router Solicitations will be
+ transmitted.
+
Possible values are:
0 Do not accept Router Advertisements.
1 Accept Router Advertisements if forwarding is disabled.
The amount of Duplicate Address Detection probes to send.
Default: 1
-forwarding - BOOLEAN
+forwarding - INTEGER
Configure interface-specific Host/Router behaviour.
Note: It is recommended to have the same setting on all
Possible values are:
0 Forwarding disabled
1 Forwarding enabled
- 2 Forwarding enabled (Hybrid Mode)
FALSE (0):
By default, Host behaviour is assumed. This means:
1. IsRouter flag is not set in Neighbour Advertisements.
- 2. Router Solicitations are being sent when necessary.
+ 2. If accept_ra is TRUE (default), transmit Router
+ Solicitations.
3. If accept_ra is TRUE (default), accept Router
Advertisements (and do autoconfiguration).
4. If accept_redirects is TRUE (default), accept Redirects.
This means exactly the reverse from the above:
1. IsRouter flag is set in Neighbour Advertisements.
- 2. Router Solicitations are not sent.
+ 2. Router Solicitations are not sent unless accept_ra is 2.
3. Router Advertisements are ignored unless accept_ra is 2.
4. Redirects are ignored.
- TRUE (2):
-
- Hybrid mode. Same behaviour as TRUE, except for:
-
- 2. Router Solicitations are being sent when necessary.
-
Default: 0 (disabled) if global forwarding is disabled (default),
otherwise 1 (enabled).