Appendix C. Setting Up an IPv6 Test Lab

This appendix provides information about how you can use five computers to create a test lab to configure and test the IPv6 protocol for Windows. These instructions take you through setting up a test lab based on the Base Configuration test lab and deploying IPv6 using four server computers and one client computer. The resulting IPv6 test lab demonstrates default and configured IPv6 connectivity across an intranet and a simulated IPv4-only Internet.

Beyond the set of tasks described in this appendix, these instructions allow you to create a functioning IPv6-capable network. You can use this network to:

  • Learn about and experiment with IPv6 features and functionality

  • Explore network protocol and process specifics ...

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