Lab – Configuring IPv6 Static and Default Routes

Topology

Addressing Table

Device Interface IPv6 Address / Prefix Length Default Gateway

R1 G0/1 2001:DB8:ACAD:A::/64 eui-64 N/A

S0/0/1 FC00::1/64 N/A
R3 G0/1 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 eui-64 N/A
S0/0/0 FC00::2/64 N/A
PC-A NIC SLAAC SLAAC
PC-C NIC SLAAC SLAAC

Objectives
Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings
 Enable IPv6 unicast routing and configure IPv6 addressing on the routers.
 Disable IPv4 addressing and enable IPv6 SLAAC for the PC network interfaces.
 Use ipconfig andpingto verify LAN connectivity.
 Use show commands to verify IPv6 settings.
Part 2: Configure IPv6 Static and Default Routes
 Configure a directly attached IPv6 static route.
 Configure a recursive IPv6 static route.
 Configure a default IPv6 static route.

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Background / Scenario
In this lab,you will configure the entire network to communicate using only IPv6 addressing,including
configuring the routers and PCs.You will use stateless address auto-configuration (SLAAC)for configuring the
IPv6 addresses for the hosts. You will also configure IPv6 static and default routes on the routers to enable
communication to remote networks that are not directly connected.
Note: The routers used with CCNA hands-on labs are Cisco 1941 Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)with
Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)M3(universalk9 image). The switches used are Cisco Catalyst 2960s with Cisco
IOS Release 15.0(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 output produced might vary
from what is shown in the labs.Refer to the Router Interface Summary Table at the end of thislab for the
correct interface identifiers.
Note: Make sure that the routers and switches have been erased and have no startup configurations.If you
are unsure, contact your instructor.

Required Resources
 2 Routers (Cisco 1941 with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)M3 universal image or comparable)
 2 Switches (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)
 2 PCs (Windows 7, Vista, or XP with terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)
 Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
 Ethernet and serial cables as shown in the topology

Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings

In Part 1, you will cable and configure the network to communicate using IPv6 addressing.

Step 1: Cable the network as shown in the topology diagram.

Step 2: Initialize and reload the routers and switches.

Step 3: Enable IPv6 unicast routing and configure IPv6 addressing on the routers.
a. Using Tera Term, console into the router labeled R1 in the topology diagram and assign the router the
name R1.
b. Within global configuration mode, enable IPv6 routing on R1.
R1(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
c. Configure the network interfaces on R1 with IPv6 addresses. Notice that IPv6 is enabled on
eachinterface. The G0/1 interface has a globally routable unicastaddress andEUI-64 is used to create the
interface identifier portion of the address. The S0/0/1 interface has a privately routable, unique-local
address, which is recommended for point-to-point serial connections.
R1(config)# interface g0/1
R1(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:A::/64 eui-64
R1(config-if)# no shutdown
R1(config-if)# interface serial 0/0/1
R1(config-if)# ipv6 address FC00::1/64
R1(config-if)# no shutdown
R1(config-if)# exit
d. Assign a device name to router R3.

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e. Within global configuration mode, enable IPv6 routing on R3.

R3(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
f. Configure the network interfaces on R3 with IPv6 addresses. Notice that IPv6 is enabled on each
interface. The G0/1 interface has a globally routable unicast address and EUI-64 is used to create the
interface identifier portion of the address. The S0/0/0 interface has a privately routable, unique-local
address, which is recommended for point-to-point serial connections.The clock rate is set because it is
the DCE end of the serial cable.
R3(config)# interface gigabit 0/1
R3(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 eui-64
R3(config-if)# no shutdown
R3(config-if)# interface serial 0/0/0
R3(config-if)# ipv6 address FC00::2/64
R3(config-if)# clock rate128000
R3(config-if)# no shutdown
R3(config-if)# exit

Step 4: Disable IPv4 addressing and enable IPv6 SLAAC for the PC network interfaces.
a. On both PC-A and PC-C, navigate to the Start menu >Control Panel. Click the Network and Sharing
Centerlink while viewing with icons.In the Network and Sharing Center window, click theChange adapter
settingslink on the left side of the windowto open the Network Connections window.
b. In the Network Connections window, you see the icons for your network interface adapters. Double-click
the Local Area Connection icon for the PC network interface that is connected to the switch. Click
theProperties to open the Local Area Connection Properties dialogue window.
c. With the Local Area Connection Properties window open, scroll down through the items and uncheck the
item Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) check box to disable the IPv4 protocol on the network
interface.
d. With the Local Area Connection Properties window still open,click the Internet Protocol Version 6
(TCP/IPv6) check box, and then click Properties.
e. With the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) Properties window open, check to see if the radio buttons
for Obtain an IPv6 address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically are
selected. If not, select them.
f. With the PCs configured to obtain an IPv6 address automatically, they will contact the routers to obtain
the network subnet and gateway information, and auto-configure their IPv6 address information. In the
next step,you will verify the settings.

Step 5: Use ipconfig and ping to verify LAN connectivity.

a. From PC-A, open a command prompt, type ipconfig /all and press Enter. The output should look similar
to that shown below. In the output, you should see that the PC now has an IPv6 global unicast address, a
link-local IPv6 address, and a link-local IPv6 default gateway address. You may also see a temporary
IPv6 address and under the DNS server addresses, three site-local addresses that start with FEC0. Site-
local addresses are private addresses that were meant to be backwards compatible with NAT.However,
they are not supported in IPv6 and are replaced by unique-local addresses.
C:\Users\User1>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration

<Output omitted>

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Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
Intel(R) 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . .
1C-C1-DE-91-C3-5D :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . No . :
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . Yes . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:db8:acad:a:7c0c:7493:218d:2f6c(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . :
2001:db8:acad:a:bc40:133a:54e7:d497(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::7c0c:7493:218d:2f6c%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
fe80::6273:5cff:fe0d:1a61%13
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . .
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1:
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Based on your network implementation and the output of the ipconfig /all command, did PC-A receive
IPv6 addressing information from R1?
If the router has its Gigabit Ethernet interface and IPv6 unicast-routing confgured, then the answer
shouldbe yes. Note: It may take a few seconds for the PC to auto-negotiate the IPv6 address information
fromthe router
b. What is the PC-A global unicast IPv6 address?
Fc00::1/64
c. What is the PC-A link-local IPv6 address?
FE80::230:F2FF:FE55:BD35
d. What is the PC-A default gateway IPv6 address?
FE80::20A:F3FF:FEB6:5302
e. From PC-A, usethe ping -6 command to issue an IPv6 ping to the link-local default gateway address. You
should see replies from the R1 router.
C:\Users\User1>ping -6 <default-gateway-address>
Did PC-A receive replies to the ping from PC-A to R1? If the PC was able to receive IP address
information from the router, then answer should be yes.
f. Repeat Step 5a from PC-C.
Did PC-C receive IPv6 addressing information from R3? if the router has its Gigabit Ethernet interface
and ipv6 unicast-routing confgured, then the answer shouldbe yes.
Note: It may take a few seconds for the PC to auto-negotiate the IPv6 address information fromthe router
g. What is the PC-C global unicast IPv6 address?
Answers will vary due to the unique nature of the eui-64 host identifier.
h. What is the PC-C link-local IPv6 address?
fe80::20c:cfff:feb9:9402 link-local address.
i. What is the PC-C default gateway IPv6 address?
will vary due to the unique nature of the link-local default gateway address.

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j. From PC-C, use the ping -6command to ping the PC-C default gateway.
Did PC-C receive replies to the pings from PC-C to R3? will vary due to the unique nature of the link-
local default gateway address.
k. Attempt an IPv6 ping -6 from PC-A to the PC-C IPv6 address.
C:\Users\User1>ping -6 PC-C-IPv6-address
Was the ping successful? Why or why not?
Yes they’re connected

Step 6: Use show commands to verify IPv6 settings.

a. Check the status of the interfaces on R1 with the show ipv6 interface briefcommand.
What are the two IPv6 addresses for the G0/1 interface and what kind of IPv6 addresses are they?
FE80::201:C7FF:FEA2:602 link-local2001:DB8:ACAD:A:201:C7FF:FEA2:602source address
What are the two IPv6 addresses for the S0/0/1 interface and what kind of IPv6 addresses are they?
FE80::201:C7FF:FEA2:601FC00::1 link-local and default gateway
b. To see more detailed information on the IPv6 interfaces, type ashow ipv6 interface command on R1 and
press Enter.
What are the multicast group addresses for the Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 interface?
2001:DB8:ACAD:A:201:C7FF:FEA2:602
What are the multicast group addresses for the S0/0/1 interface?
based on the command output above:FF02::1, FF02::2, FF02::1:FF00:1, FF02::1:FF0D:1A60
What is an FF02::1 multicast address used for?
Multicasting to all nodes on the local network segment.
What is an FF02::2 multicast address used for?
Multicasting to all routers on the local network segment.
What kind of multicast addresses are FF02::1:FF00:1 and FF02::1:FF0D:1A60, and what are they used
for?
Solicited-node multicast addresses. Each interface unicast or anycast address has to have a solicited-
node multicast address for resolving neighbor addresses on the local-link.
c. View the IPv6 routing table information for R1 using the show ipv6 routecommand.The IPv6 routing
table should have two connected routes, one for each interface, and three local routes, one for each
interface and one for multicast traffic to a Null0 interface.
In what way does the routing table output of R1 reveal why you were unable to ping PC-C from PC-A?
The ping to PC-C was unsuccessful because there is no route to the 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 network
inthe routing table.

Part 2: Configure IPv6 Static and Default Routes

In Part 2, you will configureIPv6 static and default routes three different ways. You will confirm that the routes
have been added to the routing tables, and you will verify successful connectivity between PC-A and PC-C.

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You will configure three types of IPv6 static routes:

 Directly ConnectedIPv6 Static Route– A directly connected static route is created when specifying the
outgoing interface.
 Recursive IPv6Static Route– A recursive static route is created when specifying the next-hop IP
address.This method requires the router to execute a recursive lookupin the routing table in order to
identify the outgoing interface.
 Default IPv6 Static Route–Similar to a quad zero IPv4 route, a default IPv6 static route is created by
making the destination IPv6 prefix and prefix length all zeros, ::/0.

Step 1: Configure a directly connected IPv6 static route.

In a directly connected IPv6static route,the route entry specifies the router outgoing interface. A directly
connected static route is typically used with a point-to-point serial interface. To configure a directly
attachedIPv6 static route, use the following command format:
Router(config)# ipv6 route<ipv6-prefix/prefix-length><outgoing-interface-
type><outgoing-interface-number>
a. On router R1, configure an IPv6 static route to the 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 network on R3, using the R1
outgoing S0/0/1 interface.
R1(config)#ipv6 route 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64serial 0/0/1
R1(config)#
b. View the IPv6 routing table to verify the new static route entry.
What is the code letter and routing table entry for thenewly added route in the routing table?
S 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 [1/0]via Serial0/0/1, directly connected.
c. Now that the static route has been configured on R1,is itnow possible to ping the host PC-C from PC-A?
No
These pings should fail. If the recursive static route is correctly configured, the ping arrives at PC-C. PC-C
sends a ping reply back to PC-A. However, the ping reply is discarded at R3 because R3 does not have a
return route to the 2001:DB8:ACAD:A::/64network in the routing table. To successfully ping across the
network, you must also create a static route on R3.
d. On router R3, configure an IPv6 static route to the 2001:DB8:ACAD:A::/64 network, using the R3
outgoing S0/0/0 interface.
R3(config)#ipv6 route 2001:DB8:ACAD:A::/64serial 0/0/0
R3(config)#
e. Now that both routers have static routes, attempt an IPv6 ping -6 from PC-A to the PC-C global unicast
IPv6 address.
Was the ping successful? Why? Yes because the static route specifies a pathway for both routers to
sendtraffic down the serial connection if the route is not in its routing table.

Step 2: Configure a recursiveIPv6 static route.

In a recursive IPv6 static route, the route entry has the next-hop router IPv6 address. To configure a recursive
IPv6 static route, use the following command format:
Router(config)# ipv6 route<ipv6-prefix/prefix-length><next-hop-ipv6-address>
a. On router R1, delete the directly attached static route and add a recursive static route.
R1(config)#no ipv6 route 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 serial 0/0/1
R1(config)# ipv6 route 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 FC00::2

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R1(config)# exit
b. On router R3, delete the directly attached static route and add a recursive static route.
R3(config)#no ipv6 route 2001:DB8:ACAD:A::/64 serial 0/0/0
R3(config)# ipv6 route 2001:DB8:ACAD:A::/64 FC00::1
R3(config)# exit
c. View the IPv6 routing table on R1 to verify the new static route entry.
What is the code letter and routing table entry for the newly added route in the routing table?
S 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 [1/0]via Serial0/0/1, directly connected
d. Verify connectivity by issuing a ping-6 command from PC-A to PC-C.
Was the ping successful? No
Note: It may be necessary to disable the PC firewall to ping between PCs.

Step 3: Configure a default IPv6 static route.

In a default static route, the destination IPv6 prefix and prefix length are all zeros.
Router(config)# ipv6 route::/0<outgoing-interface-type><outgoing-interface-
number>{and/or} <next-hop-ipv6-address>
a. On router R1, delete the recursive static route and add a default static route.
R1(config)# no ipv6 route 2001:DB8:ACAD:B::/64 FC00::2
R1(config)# ipv6 route ::/0 serial 0/0/1
R1(config)#
b. Delete the recursive static route and add a default static route on R3.
c. View the IPv6 routing table on R1 to verify the new static route entry.
What is the code letter and routing table entry for the newly added default route in the routing table?
S::/0 [1/0]via Serial0/0/1, directly connected
d. Verify connectivity by issuing a ping-6 command from PC-A to PC-C.
Was the ping successful? Yes
Note: It may be necessary to disable the PC firewall to ping between PCs.

Reflection
1. This lab focuses on configuring IPv6 static and default routes. Can you think of a situation where you would
need to configure both IPv6 and IPv4 static and default routes on a router?
Network administrators may decide to implement both IPv4 and IPv6 networks and would there need
toconfigure both IPv6 and IPv4 routing
2. In practice, configuring an IPv6 static and default route is very similar to configuring an IPv4 static and default
route. Aside from the obvious differences between the IPv6 and IPv4 addressing, what are some other
differences when configuring and verifying an IPv6 static route as compared to an IPv4 static route?
When configuring a static IPv6 route, the ipv6 route command is used instead of the ip route
command.Another important difference is the need to use the show ipv6 route command to view the IPv6
routing tableas compared to the IPv4 routing table with the show ip route command.

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Router Interface Summary Table

Router Interface Summary

Router Model Ethernet Interface #1 Ethernet Interface #2 Serial Interface #1 Serial Interface #2

1800 Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(F0/0) (F0/1)
1900 Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(G0/0) (G0/1)
2801 Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/1/0 (S0/1/0) Serial 0/1/1 (S0/1/1)
(F0/0) (F0/1)
2811 Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(F0/0) (F0/1)
2900 Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(G0/0) (G0/1)
Note: To find out how the router is configured, look at the interfaces to identify the type of router and how many
interfaces the router has. There is no way to effectively list all the combinations of configurations for each router
class. This table includes identifiers for the possible combinations of Ethernet and Serial interfaces in the device.
The table does not include any other type of interface, even though a specific router may contain one. An
example of this might be an ISDN BRI interface. The string in parenthesis is the legal abbreviation that can be
used in Cisco IOS commands to represent the interface.

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