IPv6 Static Routes

To create an IPv6 static route, you use the ipv6 route {ipv6_prefix/prefix_length} {ipv6_address | interface_type interface_number} [administrative_distance] [next_hop_address] command in global configuration mode.

Example 12-20 displays the configuration of a static route on R1, as shown in Figure 12-9. The static route is training R1 about the 2001:DB8:0:3::/64 network. To get to the network, it is reachable via the next-hop address of FE80::2, which is R2’s link-local address, and it has been assigned an AD of 8. (The default is 1.) Notice how the exit Ethernet interface is specified. This is mandatory when using the link-local address as the next-hop because the same link-local address can be used on multiple local router ...

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