Static Routes Using Next-Hop IPv6 Address

Static IPv6 routes that refer to a next-hop address have two options: the unicast address on the neighboring router (global unicast or unique local), or the link-local address of that same neighboring router. Figure 29-3 spells out those two options with an updated version of Figure 29-2, this time showing Router R2’s global unicast as well as R2’s link-local address.

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Figure 29-3 Using Unicast or Link-Local as Next-Hop Address for Static Routes

The next few pages walk you through examples, first with a global unicast as next-hop and then with a link-local as next-hop.

Example Static Route with a Global ...

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