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Gateway6 Client Guide 5
About This Guide ...............................................................................................7
Gateway6 Documents .....................................................................................7
Obtaining Documentation...............................................................................7
Revision .........................................................................................................8
Introduction ........................................................................................................9
Client Components .........................................................................................9
Packaging......................................................................................................10
Multi-Site Operation .....................................................................................10
Configuring the Gateway6 Client ...................................................................11
gw6c.conf Configuration File .......................................................................11
Basic Configuration Statements ................................................................11
Router Mode Configuration Statements....................................................11
Advanced Configuration Statements in gw6c.conf....................................12
Last Server File tsp-last-server.txt ............................................................15
Broker List File tsp-broker-list.txt ............................................................15
Tunnel Encapsulation Modes........................................................................16
Executing the Gateway6 Client ......................................................................17
Arguments.....................................................................................................17
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................18
Scenarios ...........................................................................................................19
Scenario #1: Single Host on an IPv4 Network, Temporary IPv6 Address19
Scenario #2: Single Host on an IPv4 Network, Permanent IPv6 Address19
Scenario #3: Router on an IPv4 Network, Delegated IPv6 Prefix............19
Scenario #4: Behind an IPv4 Network Address Translator (NAT)...........20
Scenario #5: Mobile Node on IPv4 Networks...........................................21
Scenario 6: Single Host on an IPv6-Only Network...................................21
Advanced Features ...........................................................................................23
TSP Transport and Encapsulation.................................................................23
Tunnel Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) ..............................................23
TSP Protocol Versions..................................................................................23
Using the PASSDSS Authentication Method...............................................24
Lifetime of IPv4-in-IPv6 Tunnels.................................................................24
Multi-Site Operation ....................................................................................24
