Perle Systems 5500161-40 manual IPv6 Issues

IPv6 Issues

IPv6 Issues

You are not seeing the IPv6 address value when you attempt to connect to the IOLAN.

Windows Vista and Server 2008 operating systems have IPv6 support already enabled, however, you will have to install IPv6 support for Windows XP.

To install IPv6 support in Windows XP, do the following:

1.In Control Panel, double-click the Network Connections icon.

2.Double-click the Local Area Connection entry.

3.In the Local Area Connection Status window, click the Properties button on the General tab.

4.In the Local Area Connections window, click the Install button on the General tab.

5.In the Select Network Component Type window, select Protocol and click the Add button.

6.In the Select Network Protocol window, select Microsoft TCP/IP version 6 and click the OK button.

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