Dell PowerConnect 5424

130 Configuring System Information
Figure 6-36. IPv6 Routes Table
• IPv6 Address — Defines the destination IPv6 address.
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Prefix Length — Specifies the length of the IPv6 prefix. The Prefix field is applicable only when the
IPv6 Static IP address is defined as a Global IPv6 address. The range is 5 - 128.
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Interface — Displays the interface that is used to forward the packet. Interface refers to any Port, LAG
or VLAN.
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Next Hop — Defines the address to which the packet is forwarded on the route to the Destination
address (typically the address of a neighboring router). This can be either a Link Local or Global
IPv6 address.
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Metric — Indicates the value used for comparing this route to other routes with the same destination in
the IPv6 route table. This is an administrative distance with the range of 0-255. The default value is 1.
•Life-Time — Indicates the life-time of the route.
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Route Ty p e — Displays whether the destination is directly attached and the means by which the entry
was learned. The following values are:
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Local — Indicates a directly connected route entry.
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Static — Indicates the route is learned through the ND process. The entry is automatically
converted to a static entry.
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ICMP — Indicates the route is learned through ICMP messages.
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ND — Indicates the route is learned through RA messages.