CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING

IP ADDRESSING

Details of the addressing are covered by numerous articles on the WWW as well as other literature, and are not covered here.

5.5.4Configuring IPv6

The commands used for IPv6 are the same as those used for IPv4. Some of the commands will be discussed in more details later. The only exception is the ‘ping’ command where there is a special command for IPv6. That commands is ‘ping6’ and the syntax is as

Syntax ping6 <IPv6 address> - pings an IPv6 station.

There is also a special command to ping the status of IPv6. That command is

Syntax show ipv6 - displays the IPv6 information.

To configure IPv6, the following sequence of commands can be used:

ML1200# ipconfig ?

ipconfig : Configures the system IP address, subnet mask and gateway

Usage

ipconfig [ip=<ipaddress>] [mask=<subnet-mask>] [dgw=<gateway>]

ML1200# ipconfig ip=fe80::220:6ff:fe25:ed80 mask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::

Action Parameter Missing. "add" assumed.

IPv6 Parameters Set.

ML1200# show ipv6

IPv6 Address : fe80::220:6ff:fe25:ed80 mask : ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::

ML1200# show ipconfig

IP Address : 192.168.5.5

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway Address: 192.168.5.1

IPv6 Address: fe80::220:6ff:fe25:ed80 mask : ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::

IPv6 Gateway: ::

ML1200#

FIGURE 5–5: Configuring IPv6

In addition to the commands listed above, the commands which support IPv6 addressing are

Syntax ftp <IPv6 address> - ftp to an IPv6 station

Example ftp fe80::220:6ff:fe25:ed80

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GE ML1200 instruction manual Configuring IPv6, Syntax ping6 IPv6 address pings an IPv6 station