Lab - Configure IPv6 Addresses On Network Devices
Lab - Configure IPv6 Addresses On Network Devices
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SECTION: BSIT - 2105
Topology
Objectives
● Part 1: Set Up Topology and Configure Basic Router and Switch Settings
● Part 2: Configure IPv6 Addresses Manually
● Part 3: Verify End-to-End Connectivity
Background / Scenario
In this lab, you will configure hosts and device interfaces with IPv6 addresses. You will
issue show commands to view IPv6 unicast addresses. You will also verify end-to-end
connectivity using ping and traceroute commands.
Note: The routers used with CCNA hands-on labs are Cisco 4221 with Cisco IOS XE
Release 16.9.4 (universalk9 image). The switches used in the labs are Cisco Catalyst
2960s with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(2) (lanbasek9 image). Other routers, switches, and
Cisco IOS versions can be used. Depending on the model and Cisco IOS version, the
commands available and the output produced might vary from what is shown in the
labs. Refer to the Router Interface Summary Table at the end of the lab for the correct
interface identifiers.
Addressing Table
- The all-nodes multicast group (FF02::1) and the Solicited Nodes multicast group
(ff02::1:ff00:1).
Has an IPv6 unicast address been assigned to the network interface card (NIC) on
PC-B?
- No
Why did PC-B receive the Global Routing Prefix and Subnet ID that you configured on
R1?
- On R1 all IPv6 interfaces are now part of the All-router multicast group, FF02::2.
This allows it to send Router Advertisement (RA) messages with the Global
Network Address and Subnet ID information to all nodes on the LAN. Notice that
R1 also sent the link-local address, fe80::1, as the Default Gateway. The PCs will
receive their IPv6 addresses and default gateway via SLAAC as long as the
advertised prefix length is 64 bits
Reflection Questions
1. Why can the same link-local address, fe80::1, be assigned to both Ethernet interfaces
on R1?
- Link-local packets never leave the local network, so the same link-local address
can be used on an interface associated to a different local network.
- 0 (zero) or 0000 (zeros). The fourth hextet is the Subnet ID of an IPv6 address
with a prefix of /64. In the example, the fourth hextet contains all zeros and the
IPv6 Omitting All 0 Segment rule is using the double colon to depict the Subnet
ID and the first two hextets of the Interface ID. This is why the subnet of the
Global unicast address of 2001:acad::aaaa:1234/64 is 2001:db8:acad::/64