Configure IPv6 Basic Functions

Configuration Condition

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Enable IPv6 Unicast Forwarding Function

By default, the IPv6 unicast forwarding function is enabled. In some special cases, the user can disable the IPv6 unicast forwarding function. After disabling the function, do not forward the IPv6 packet.

Table 5-5 Enable IPv6 unicast forwarding function

Enable IPv6 Function of the Interface

Before performing the IPv6 configuration on one interface, first enable the IPv6 function. Otherwise, some configuration will not take effect.

Table 5-6 Enable the IPv6 function of the interface

Configure the Hop Limit of the IPv6 Packet

The IPv6 header contains the Hop Limit field, whose function is the same as the TTL field in the IPv4 header, representing the times the packet can be forwarded by the router over the network.

With the command, you can configure the hop limit in the IPv6 packet header generated by the device.

Table 5-7 Configure the hop limit of the IPv6 packet

Configure the IPv6 MTU of the Interface

Table 5-8 Configure the IPv6 MTU of the interface