IPv6 Flashcards
global unicast address
globally unique and routable on internet, always starts with 200::1 /3 or 001 in binary. also always starts with a 2 or 3 in hex
what does SLA stand for in IPv6
site-level aggregator, it is analogous to a subnet and can also be called the Subnet ID
local unicast address
analogous to private addres in IPv4, always starts with FC00:: /7 followed by the subnet prefix
link-local address
automatically configured on an IPv6 interface, prefix of FE80:: /10 or 1111 1110 10 in binary, used in neighbor discovery processes and stateless autoconfiguration
What is an IPv4 compatible IPv6 address?
This is an IPv6 unicast address that has zeros in the high-order 96 bits of the address and an IPv4 address in the low-order 32 bits of the address. The format of an IPv4-compatible IPv6 address is 0:0:0:0:0:0:A.B.C.D or ::A.B.C.D.
IPv6 multicast address prefix
first octet is FF00::/8 1111 1111 second octet defines lifetime and scope
anycast address
created by assigning the same unicast address to multiple interfaces, the node must be configured to recognize it as an anycast address. Hosts cannot use anycast addresses and anycast addresses cannot be used as the source address for a packet.
EUI-64 Host ID
pads the 48 bit mac address of the device by inserting FFFE into the middle 16 bits and uses that as the host portion of the IPv6 address. Commonly used for phones gateways and routers
Stateless Autoconfiguration
node automatically configures its address by appending its 64 bit interface identifier to the 64 bit network prefix. This enables plug and play for devices on networks with IPv6 routers
Stateful Autoconfiguration
uses a DHCPv6 Server, enables record keeping for which hosts have which address unlike stateless autoconfiguration
default muticast groups for IPv6 interface
- Solicited-node multicast group FF02:0:0:0:0:1:FF00::/104 (for each unicast and anycast address that is assigned to the interface) - All-nodes link-local multicast group FF02::1 - All-routers link-local multicast group FF02::2
What is neighbor discovery used for in IPv6?
- Determining the data link layer address of a neighbor on the same link, like ARP does in IPv4 - Finding neighbor routers - Keeping track of neighbors
What is the command to configure stateless autoconfiguration on the router?
ipv6 address autoconfig [default] enter on a per interface basis. If the default keyword is added the router will advertise itself as the default gateway.
IPv6 routing protocols
RIPng (next generation) OSPFv3 EIGRP for IPv6 MP-BGP4
Steps to enable IPv6 routing
first enter command ipv6 unicast routing to enable the router forward ipv6 unicast packets, then enable ipv6 on each necessary interface with the ipv6 enable command