Link-local Addresses

Link-local addresses, starting with fe80:, are assigned only in the local link area.
The addresses are generated usually automatically by the operating system's IP layer for each network
interface. This provides instant automatic network connectivity for any IPv6 host and means that if several
hosts connect to a common hub or switch, they have an instant communication path via their link-local
IPv6 address.
Link-local addresses cannot be routed to the public Internet.

Static and Dynamic Addressing

Static IPv6 addresses are manually assigned to a computer by an administrator.
Dynamic IPv6 addresses are assigned either randomly or by a server using dynamic host configuration
protocol (DHCP). Even though IPv6 addresses assigned using DHCP may stay the same for long periods
of time, they can change. In some cases, a network administrator may implement dynamically assigned
static IPv6 addresses. In this case, a DHCP server is used, but it is specifically configured to always assign
the same IPv6 address to a particular computer, and never to assign that IP address to another computer.
This allows static IPv6 addresses to be configured in one place, without having to specifically configure
each computer on the network in a different way.
In IPv6, every interface, whether using static or dynamic address assignments, also receives a local-link
address automatically in the fe80::/64 subnet.
Implementing IPv6 with the Dell Networking OS
The Dell Networking OS supports both IPv4 and IPv6 and both may be used simultaneously in your
system.
The following table lists the Dell Networking OS version in which an IPv6 feature became available for
each platform. The sections following the table give greater detail about the feature.
Feature and Functionality Dell Networking OS Release
Introduction Documentation and Chapter
Location
MXL
Basic IPv6 Commands 9.2(0.0) IPv6 Basic Commands in the Dell
Networking OS Command Line
Interface Reference Guide.
IPv6 Basic Addressing
IPv6 address types: Unicast 9.2(0.0) Extended Address Space in this
chapter
IPv6 neighbor discovery 9.2(0.0) IPv6 Neighbor Discovery in this
chapter
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