Configuring IPv6
As with IPv4 configurations, with IPv6 you can either set an automated address configuration through DHCPv6 or configure an address manually. The Netsh command gives you the ability to set all parameters but in this article we will focus on configuring the interface using the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) GUI from the Network and Sharing Center.
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The only advantage of using the GUI over the netsh command is the GUI which makes the job of adding addresses easier for users unfamiliar with the command line interface! In the following procedure we will be setting a static private address that is, an IPv6 address for the local network connection adapter:
- Logon to your computer using administrator privileges
- Open Network and Sharing Center and click Change adapter settings
- Right click the Local area connection and select Properties
- From the Local Area Connection Properties window, select Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IP) and click Properties
- From the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IP) Properties window check the Use the following IPv6 address: and type in a static site-local IPv6 address (ex: fec0:0:0:fffe::1)
- Click the text box next to Subnet prefix length: and the value 64 appears automatically. Remember, that site-local addresses start with fec0 and their default subnet is 64, although you can change this setting
- Click OK and close the Local Area connections Properties and Network and Sharing Center windows
- Before using the ping command to test the configuration, you may need to set a firewall rule that allows ICMPv6 traffic. From a command prompt type:
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”ICMPv6” protocol=icmpv6:any, any dir=in action=allow - Now, from the an elevated command prompt type ping fec0:0:0:fffe::1 to check local connectivity
To set an IP address using the netsh command type:
netsh interface ipv6 set address “local area connection” fec0:0:0:ffee:2
I dont understand woh to set up,,
when i go to command it doesnt understand command that u give..
thanks
What is the error message your getting?
The above worked fine for me on a Win7 box.
C:\>ping -6 fec0:0:0:fffe::3
Pinging fec0:0:0:fffe::3 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from fec0:0:0:fffe::3: timeping -6 fec0:0:0:fffe::5%1
Pinging fec0:0:0:fffe::5%1 with 32 bytes of data:
Destination host unreachable.
My setup:
Box 1: fec0:0:0:fffe::3
Box 2: fec0:0:0:fffe::5
Both on the same subnet.
Any ideas as to what can be going on?
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I repeated the same configuration (above) on another Win7 box with a different address. But, when I try to ping the one box from the other I get:
C:\>ping -6 fec0:0:0:fffe::5%1
Pinging fec0:0:0:fffe::5%1 with 32 bytes of data:
Destination host unreachable.
My setup:
Box 1: fec0:0:0:fffe::3
Box 2: fec0:0:0:fffe::5
Both on the same subnet.
Any ideas as to what can be going on?
Have you added the firewall rule- netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”ICMPv6” protocol=icmpv6:any, any dir=in action=allow
- on both machines?
Yes, I did add the firewall rule to both test systems.
Make sure that you have set the subnet prefix to 64 and try to ping without the interface ID (%1)
Site-local was deprecated by RFC3879 back in 2004. It’s since been superseded by ULA in RFC4193.
“Invalid address parameter . It should be a valid IPv6 address”
this appears finally. what should i do?
I’m a n00b in these things!
i cant ping box2 from box1…
“request timeout”
my setup:
box1=fec0:0:0:fffe::1
box2=fec0:0:0:fffe::3