574 Command Reference for x230 Series Edge Switches C613-50055-01 REV A
AlliedWare Plusâ„¢ Operating System - Version 5.4.5-0.x
IPV6 COMMANDS
IPV
6 FORWARDING
ipv6 forwarding
Overview Use this command to turn on IPv6 unicast routing for IPv6 packet forwarding.
Execute this command globally on your device prior to issuing ipv6 enable on
individual interfaces.
Use this no variant of this command to turn off IPv6 unicast routing for IPv6 packet
forwarding. Note IPv6 unicast routing for IPv6 packet forwarding is disabled by
default.
Syntax
ipv6 forwarding
no ipv6 forwarding
Mode Global Configuration
Default IPv6 unicast forwarding is disabled by default.
Usage Enable IPv6 unicast forwarding globally for all interface on your device with this
command. Use the no variant of this command to disable IPv6 unicast forwarding
globally for all interfaces on your device.
IPv6 unicast forwarding allows devices to communicate with devices that are more
than one hop away, providing that there is a route to the destination address. If
IPv6 forwarding is not enabled then pings to addresses on devices that are more
than one hop away will fail, even if there is a route to the destination address.
Examples To enable IPv6 unicast routing, use this command as shown below:
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# ipv6 forwarding
To disable IPv6 unicast routing, use the no variant of this command as shown
below:
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# no ipv6 forwarding
Related
Commands
ipv6 enable
ipv6 multicast-routing