Chapter 11. Kernel settings in /proc-filesystem

Table of Contents

11.1. How to access the /proc-filesystem

11.1.1. Using "cat" and "echo"

11.1.2. Using "sysctl"

11.1.3. Values found in /proc-filesystems

11.2. Entries in /proc/sys/net/ipv6/

11.2.1. conf/a>

11.2.2. conf/all/*

11.2.3. conf/a>

11.2.4. neigh/default/*

11.2.5. neigh/a>

11.2.6. route/*

11.3. IPv6-related entries in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/

11.3.1. ip_*

11.3.2. tcp_*

11.3.3. icmp_*

11.3.4. others

11.4. IPv6-related entries in /proc/net/

11.4.1. if_inet6

11.4.2. ipv6_route

11.4.3. sockstat6

11.4.4. tcp6

11.4.5. udp6

11.4.6. igmp6

11.4.7. raw6

11.4.8. ip6_flowlabel

11.4.9. rt6_stats

11.4.10. snmp6

11.4.11. ip6_tables_names

Note: the source of this section is mostly the file "ip-sysctl.txt" which is included in current kernel sources in directory "Documentation/networking". Credits to Pekka Savola for maintaining the IPv6-related part in this file. Also some text is more or less copied & pasted into this document.