07-28-2014 07:46 AM
#Objective
Configure SG-300 to dole out IPv6 addresses from a delegated /64 dynamic IPv6 address space. Or to dole out delegated /64 IPv6 address spaces after acquiring a delegated /60 IPv6 space.
#CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS
- Can the SG-300 be configured as the DHCPv6 server to dole out /64 dynamic IPv6 addresses?
- How do I interrogate the Comcast network to get the necessary configuration parameters (e.g., where the SG-300 is to go to request the delegated /64 dynamic IPv6 address space ?
#DETAIL
I have a small business account with Comcast that gives me 5 routable IPv4 addresses, and what looks to be a single IPv6 with a delegated /64 prefix. All routable IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are dynamic, not static from Comcast . The routable /64 IPv6 delegated address space from Comcast is currently 2601:2:5a80:2a3::
What follows is the topology to make clear the SG-300 is the gateway for each of the three attached firewalls (named by manufacturer) which are NATing all IPv4 devices connected behind them:
WAN <——> SB6120 <— Cisco SG-300 Layer2 Switch <—|—> company1.org
|-> company2.com
|-> company3.com
The SG-300 is configured for Layer 2 with a single VLAN. Each of the physically connected firewalls are isolated via the "Protected" port setting on the SG-300.
At present, the IPv6 address is flowing through by default, but the first firewall to acquire the delegated /64 address space holds it -- to the exclusion of the other connected devices. Thus, my goal is to move the request for the delegated /64 IPv6 address space back to the SG-300 and have it dole out the IPv6 assignments. OR, to ask Comcast for a /60 delegated IPv6 address space by the SG-300 and thence, the SG-300 re-delegates individual /64 IPv6 address to the firewalls.
07-30-2014 01:52 PM
You need a layer 3 device to delegate the prefix.
This is how I do it from Time Warner:
SonicWALL NSA - Perimeter Firewall/Router
WAN Interface: DHCPv6
- At this point, my WAN interface is assigned a transient IPv6 address but I still want a block to assign as I choose so I continue on to PD.
WAN Interface: Prefix Delegation: Request "::/56" PD.
- I am assigned a /56 prefix from their DHCPv6 server.
- You may not be able to get a /56 but you can try different values here to see what your ISP will allow you.
- /56 is the max Time Warner will allow me.
- At this point I subnet the /56 PD into a bunch of /64 prefixes and create a map of what addresses I want on each VLAN.
LAN Interface: Add IPv6 address - Prefix Delegation pass through from WAN interface
LAN Interface: Request "::1:0:0:0:1/64" address (this is what I wanted my firewall to have)
- You start with "::" so that it automatically takes the WAN PD and you just specify the local subnet bits.
Cisco 3750X - Core Switch
Create VLANs with addresses I determined earlier.
Create DHCPv6 scopes and assign them to the VLAN interfaces.
This is a very brief overview but I hope it gives you some ideas.
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