CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide

Static IPv6 Routes

While routers automatically add connected and local routes based on the interface configuration, static routes require direct configuration with the ipv6 route command. Simply put, someone configures the command, and the router places the details from the command into a route in the IPv6 routing table.

The ipv6 route command follows the same general logic as does IPv4’s ip route command, as discussed back in Chapter 16, “Configuring IPv4 Addresses and Routes.” For IPv4, the ip route command starts by listing the subnet ID and mask, so for IPv6, the ipv6 route command begins with the prefix and prefix length. Then, the respective commands list the directions of how this router should forward packets towards that destination ...