Static IPv6 Address Configuration

Two options exist for static configuration of IPv6 addresses:

Image You configure the entire 128-bit IPv6 address.

Image You configure the 64-bit prefix and tell the device to use an EUI-64 calculation for the interface ID portion of the address.

Both options result in the host or router interface knowing its full 128-bit IPv6 address and prefix length.

When a host uses either form of static IPv6 address configuration, the host does not need to statically configure the other key pieces of information (default router and DNS ...

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