1
IPv6 Addressing Configuration
Introduction ................................................................................. 1-1
General Configuration Steps ..................................................... 1-2
Configuring IPv6 Addressing .................................................... 1-3
Enabling IPv6 with an Automatically
Configured Link-Local Address ................................................ 1-3
Enabling Autoconfiguration of a
Global Unicast Address and a Default
Router Identity on a VLAN ....................................................... 1-4
Enabling DHCPv6 ....................................................................... 1-6
Configuring a Static IPv6 Address on a VLAN ....................... 1-9
Statically Configuring a Link-Local Unicast Address ..... 1-9
Statically Configuring A Global Unicast Address .......... 1-10
Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) for Statically
Configured Addresses ..................................................... 1-12
Disabling IPv6 on a VLAN ....................................................... 1-12
Neighbor Discovery (ND) ......................................................... 1-12
Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) ........................................ 1-14
DAD Operation ............................................................... 1-14
Configuring DAD ........................................................... 1-15
View the Current IPv6 Addressing Configuration ................ 1-17
Router Access and Default Router Selection .......................... 1-23
Router Advertisements .................................................... 1-23
Router Solicitations ......................................................... 1-24
Default IPv6 Router ........................................................ 1-24
Router Redirection .......................................................... 1-25
View IPv6 Gateway, Route, and Router Neighbors .............. 1-25
Viewing Gateway and IPv6 Route Information .............. 1-25
Viewing IPv6 Router Information .................................. 1-26
Address Lifetimes ...................................................................... 1-28
Preferred Lifetime ........................................................... 1-28
Valid Lifetime ................................................................. 1-28
Sources of IPv6 Address Lifetimes ................................. 1-28
2
IPv6 Management Features
Introduction ................................................................................. 2-1
Viewing and Clearing the IPv6 Neighbors Cache .................... 2-1
Viewing the Neighbor Cache ............................................ 2-1
Clearing the Neighbor Cache ............................................ 2-3
IPv6 Telnet Operation ................................................................ 2-4