[Bug 591869] [NEW] CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD is disabled in kernel config

[Nathan Lutchansky]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.35-1-generic-pae

The 2.6.35-1 packages in maverick do not have the CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD
option enabled. This option controls the availability of the "IPv6 Rapid
Deployment (6rd)" implementation in the IPv6 SIT module.

6rd is an automatic tunneling mechanism that allows ISPs to provide IPv6
access to their customers using an existing IPv4 infrastructure.
Free.fr has been using 6rd since 2007, and Comcast is rolling out 6rd-
based IPv6 trials this month.  Several other ISPs are planning to deploy
6rd as well.

With the CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD kernel config option enabled, the behavior
of the kernel will not change unless the user specifically configures a
6rd interface using "ip tunnel".  (On the userland side, 6rd is
supported in iproute-20100519-2 which is already in maverick.)

Please enable the CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD option in the maverick kernel
config so that Ubuntu users can receive IPv6 connectivity with 6rd.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD is disabled in kernel config
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/591869
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