Users Guide

228 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
IPv6 Neighbors
The Neighbors feature is similar in functionality to the IPv4 Address
Resolution Protocol (ARP) feature. It enables detecting Link Local addresses
within the same subnet, and includes a database for maintaining reachability
information about active neighbors.
The device supports a total of up to 64 neighbors, obtained statically or
dynamically.
When removing an IPv6 interface, all neighbors entered statically or learned
dynamically, are removed.
To add an IPv6 neighbor:
1
Click System > IP Addressing > IPv6 Neighbors in the tree view to
display the
IPv6 Neighbors: Summary page.
Figure 9-22. IPv6 Neighbors: Summary