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>Linux IPv6 HOWTO (en)</H1
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>Peter Bieringer</H3
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>pb&nbsp;at&nbsp;bieringer&nbsp;dot&nbsp;de</P
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>Revision 0.61</TD
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>2007-10-06</TD
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>Revised by: PB</TD
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>Revision 0.60</TD
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>Revised by: PB</TD
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>The goal of the Linux IPv6 HOWTO is to answer both basic and advanced questions about IPv6 on the Linux operating system. This HOWTO will provide the reader with enough information to install, configure, and use IPv6 applications on Linux machines. Intermediate releases of this HOWTO are available at <A
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>1. <A
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>General</A
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>1.1. <A
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>Copyright, license and others</A
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>1.2. <A
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>Category</A
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>1.3. <A
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>Version, History and To-Do</A
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>1.4. <A
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>Translations</A
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>1.5. <A
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>Technical</A
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>1.6. <A
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>Preface</A
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>1.7. <A
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>Used terms, glossary and shortcuts</A
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>1.8. <A
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>Requirements for using this HOWTO</A
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>2. <A
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>Basics</A
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>2.1. <A
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>What is IPv6?</A
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>2.2. <A
HREF="basic-history-ipv6-linux.html"
>History of IPv6 in Linux</A
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>2.3. <A
HREF="x421.html"
>What do IPv6 addresses look like?</A
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>2.4. <A
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>FAQ (Basics)</A
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>3. <A
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>Address types</A
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>3.1. <A
HREF="x475.html"
>Addresses without a special prefix</A
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>3.2. <A
HREF="x512.html"
>Network part, also known as prefix</A
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>3.3. <A
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>Address types (host part)</A
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>3.4. <A
HREF="x683.html"
>Prefix lengths for routing</A
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>4. <A
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>IPv6-ready system check</A
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>4.1. <A
HREF="systemcheck-kernel.html"
>IPv6-ready kernel</A
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>4.2. <A
HREF="x789.html"
>IPv6-ready network configuration tools</A
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>4.3. <A
HREF="x813.html"
>IPv6-ready test/debug programs</A
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>4.4. <A
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>IPv6-ready programs</A
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>4.5. <A
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>IPv6-ready client programs (selection)</A
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>4.6. <A
HREF="x933.html"
>IPv6-ready server programs</A
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>4.7. <A
HREF="faq-ipv6-ready-system-check.html"
>FAQ (IPv6-ready system check)</A
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>5. <A
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>Configuring interfaces</A
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>5.1. <A
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>Different network devices</A
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>5.2. <A
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>Bringing interfaces up/down</A
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>6. <A
HREF="chapter-configuration-address.html"
>Configuring IPv6 addresses</A
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>6.1. <A
HREF="x1019.html"
>Displaying existing IPv6 addresses</A
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>6.2. <A
HREF="x1037.html"
>Add an IPv6 address</A
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>6.3. <A
HREF="x1052.html"
>Removing an IPv6 address</A
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>7. <A
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>Configuring normal IPv6 routes</A
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>7.1. <A
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>Displaying existing IPv6 routes</A
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>7.2. <A
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>Add an IPv6 route through a gateway</A
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>7.3. <A
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>Removing an IPv6 route through a gateway</A
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>7.4. <A
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>Add an IPv6 route through an interface</A
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>7.5. <A
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>Removing an IPv6 route through an interface</A
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>7.6. <A
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>FAQ for IPv6 routes</A
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>8. <A
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>Neighbor Discovery</A
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>8.1. <A
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>Displaying neighbors using &#8220;ip&#8221;</A
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>8.2. <A
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>Manipulating neighbors table using &#8220;ip&#8221;</A
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>9. <A
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>Configuring IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnels</A
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>9.1. <A
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>Types of tunnels</A
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>9.2. <A
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>Displaying existing tunnels</A
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>9.3. <A
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>Setup of point-to-point tunnel</A
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>9.4. <A
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>Setup of 6to4 tunnels</A
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>10. <A
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>Configuring IPv4-in-IPv6 tunnels</A
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>11. <A
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>Kernel settings in /proc-filesystem</A
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>11.1. <A
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>How to access the /proc-filesystem</A
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>11.2. <A
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>Entries in /proc/sys/net/ipv6/</A
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>11.3. <A
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>IPv6-related entries in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/</A
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>11.4. <A
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>IPv6-related entries in /proc/net/</A
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>12. <A
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>Netlink-Interface to kernel</A
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>13. <A
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>Network debugging</A
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>13.1. <A
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>Server socket binding</A
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>13.2. <A
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>Examples for tcpdump packet dumps</A
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>14. <A
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>Support for persistent IPv6 configuration in Linux distributions</A
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>14.1. <A
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>Red Hat Linux and &#8220;clones&#8221;</A
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>14.2. <A
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>SuSE Linux</A
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>14.3. <A
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>Debian Linux</A
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>15. <A
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>Auto-configuration</A
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>15.1. <A
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>Stateless auto-configuration</A
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>15.2. <A
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>Stateful auto-configuration using Router Advertisement Daemon (radvd)</A
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>15.3. <A
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>Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v6 (DHCPv6)</A
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>16. <A
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>Mobility</A
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>16.1. <A
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>Common information</A
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>17. <A
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>Firewalling</A
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>17.1. <A
HREF="firewalling-netfilter6..html"
>Firewalling using netfilter6</A
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>17.2. <A
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>Preparation</A
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>17.3. <A
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>Usage</A
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>18. <A
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>Security</A
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>18.1. <A
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>Node security</A
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>18.2. <A
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>Access limitations</A
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>18.3. <A
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>IPv6 security auditing</A
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>19. <A
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>Encryption and Authentication</A
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>19.1. <A
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>Modes of using encryption and authentication</A
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>19.2. <A
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>Support in kernel (ESP and AH)</A
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>19.3. <A
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>Automatic key exchange (IKE)</A
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>Additional informations:</A
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>20. <A
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>Quality of Service (QoS)</A
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>21. <A
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>Hints for IPv6-enabled daemons</A
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>21.1. <A
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>Berkeley Internet Name Daemon BIND (named)</A
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>21.2. <A
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>Internet super daemon (xinetd)</A
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>21.3. <A
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>Webserver Apache2 (httpd2)</A
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>21.4. <A
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>Router Advertisement Daemon (radvd)</A
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>21.5. <A
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>Dynamic Host Configuration v6 Server (dhcp6s)</A
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>21.6. <A
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>tcp_wrapper</A
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>21.7. <A
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>vsftpd</A
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><DT
>21.8. <A
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>proftpd</A
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>21.9. <A
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>Other daemons</A
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>22. <A
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>Programming</A
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>22.1. <A
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>Programming using C-API</A
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>22.2. <A
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>Other programming languages</A
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>23. <A
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>Interoperability</A
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>24. <A
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>Further information and URLs</A
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>24.1. <A
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>Paper printed books, articles, online reviews (mixed)</A
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>24.2. <A
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>Conferences, Meetings, Summits</A
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><DT
>24.3. <A
HREF="information-onlineinformation.html"
>Online information</A
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><DT
>24.4. <A
HREF="x3624.html"
>IPv6 Infrastructure</A
></DT
><DT
>24.5. <A
HREF="information-maillists.html"
>Maillists</A
></DT
><DT
>24.6. <A
HREF="information-onlinetesttools.html"
>Online tools</A
></DT
><DT
>24.7. <A
HREF="information-trainingsandseminars.html"
>Trainings, Seminars</A
></DT
><DT
>24.8. <A
HREF="information-onlinediscovery.html"
>'The Online Discovery' ...</A
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>25. <A
HREF="c4073.html"
>Revision history / Credits / The End</A
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>25.1. <A
HREF="revision-history.html"
>Revision history</A
></DT
><DT
>25.2. <A
HREF="credits.html"
>Credits</A
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>25.3. <A
HREF="x4582.html"
>The End</A
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