Connectivity Guide
• 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000::1428:57ab
• 2001:0db8:0:0:0:0:1428:57ab
• 2001:0db8:0:0::1428:57ab
• 2001:0db8::1428:57ab
• 2001:db8::1428:57ab
Write IPv6 networks using CIDR notation. An IPv6 network or subnet is a contiguous group of IPv6 addresses which must be a power of
two. The initial bits of addresses, which are identical for all hosts in the network, are the network's prex.
A network is denoted by the rst address in the network and the size in bits of the prex in decimal, separated with a slash. Because a
single host is seen as a network with a 128-bit prex, host addresses may be written with a following /128.
For example, 2001:0db8:1234::/48 stands for the network with addresses 2001:0db8:1234:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000
through 2001:0db8:1234:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff.
As soon as you assign an IPv6 address, IPv6 packet processing is enabled on an interface. You can manually disable and re-enable IPv6
processing on an interface congured with an IPv6 address using the no ipv6 enable and ipv6 enable commands.
To remove all IPv6 addresses from an interface, use the no ipv6 address command. To remove a specic IPv6 address, use the ipv6
address ipv6-address/mask command.
Link-local addresses
When an OS10 switch boots up, an IPv6 unicast link-local address automatically assigns to an interface using stateless conguration. A link-
local address allows IPv6 devices on a local link to communicate without requiring a globally unique address. IPv6 reserves the address
block FE80::/10 for link-local unicast addressing.
Global addresses
To enable stateless autoconguration of an IPv6 global address and set the interface to Host mode, use the ipv6 address
autoconfig
command. The router receives network prexes in IPv6 router advertisements (RAs). An interface ID appends to the prex.
In Host mode, IPv6 forwarding is disabled.
The no ipv6 address autoconfig command disables IPv6 global address autoconguration, and sets the interface to Router mode
with IPv6 forwarding enabled.
DHCP-assigned addresses
As an alternative to stateless autoconguration, you can enable a network host to obtain IPv6 addresses using a DHCP server via stateful
autoconguration using the ipv6 address dhcp command. A DHCPv6 server uses a prex pool to congure a network address on an
interface. The interface ID automatically generates.
Manally congured addresses
An interface can have multiple IPv6 addresses. To congure an IPv6 address in addition to the link-local address, use the ipv6 address
ipv6-address/mask command. Enter the full 128-bit IPv6 address, including the network prex and a 64-bit interface ID.
You can also manually congure an IPv6 address by assigning:
• A network prex with the EUI-64 parameter using the ipv6 address ipv6-prefix eui64 command. A 64-bit interface ID
automatically generates based on the MAC address.
• A link-local address to use instead of the link-local address that automatically congures when you enable IPv6 using the ipv6
address link-local
command.
Congure IPv6 address
OS10(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/8
OS10(conf-if-eth1/1/8)# ipv6 address 2001:dddd:0eee::4/64
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