0.0.0.2 Lab - Installing the IPv6 Protocol with Windows XP.pdf

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bjectives Part 1: In stall t he IPv IPv Protocol o n a Window XP PC 

Install the IPv6 protocol.

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Exa ine IPv6 address information.

Part 2: U e the Netw rk Shell (netsh) Utilit Utilit y

Work inside the n ts h utility.

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Configure a static IPv6 I address on the local-area network (LAN) interf ce.

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Exit t e netsh utili netsh utili y.

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Displ y IPv6 addr ss information using netsh .

Issue netsh instru netsh instructions from the command prompt.

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ackgrou d / Scena io The Inter et Protocol ersion 6 (IP 6) is not enabled by defa lt in Windows XP. Windo s XP includ s IPv6 implementation, but th IPv6 protocol must be installed. XP d oes not provide a way to configure IPv static addresse from the Gr aphical User Interface (G I), so all IPv 6 static addr ss assignments must be one using the Network Shell (netsh (netsh)) utility. In this lab, you will install the IPv6 protocol on a to the LA interface.

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indows XP PC. You will then assign

static IPv6 ddress

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1 Windo s XP PC

art 1: I stall th IPv6 Pr tocol on a Wind ws XP PC In Part 1, you will install the IPv6 pr tocol on a PC running Windows XP. Y ou will also use two com ands to view the IPv6 address s assigned to the PC.

tep 1:

In tall t he IPv6 protocol.

From the command pr mpt window, type ipv6 in stall to installl the IPv6 pr tocol.

tep 2:

Examine IPv6 Address In formation.

/all command to view IPv6 address informa tion. Use the i config /all c

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Installing the IPv6 Proto ol and Assi ning Host

art 2:

se the Network

ddresses w ith Window XP

hell (net h) Utili t

Network hell (netsh) is a command-line utility i cluded with Windows XP and newer indows oper ating systems, such as Vist and Windo s 7. It allows you to confi ure the IPv6 address information on y ur LAN. In Part 2, you will use he netsh utility to configu e static IPv6 address information on a Windows XP PC LAN interface. You will also use the netsh utility to di play the PC LAN interfac IPv6 addre s informatio .

tep 1:

W rk inside t e Netwo rk Shell utili t .

a. From the command prompt window, type ne sh and pres s Enter to sta rt the netsh utility. The command prom t changes fr om C:\> to n tsh>.

b.

At th prompt, ent r a question mark (?) and press Enter to provide th e list of avail ble paramet rs.

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Type interface ? nd press Enter to provide the list of int rface commands.

Note: You can us the question mark (?) at ny level in t e netsh utili y to list the available opti ns. The up ar ow can be u ed to scroll through previ us netsh co mmands. The netsh utilit also allows you to abbreviate commands, as long as the abbre iation is uni ue.


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tep 2:


Configure a s atic IPv6 address on t he LAN int erface.

To add a static IPv6 a dress to the LAN interfac , issue the i terface ipv add addres s command from inside the netsh utility..

tep 3:

Di play IPv6 ddress inf rmation u ing the ne sh utility.

You can isplay IPv6 ddress infor ation using he interface ipv6 show ddress command.

tep 4:

Exit the netsh utility.

Use the exi t comman to exit from he netsh utility.

tep 5:

Issue netsh in structions from the c mmand pr ompt.

All netsh instructions an be entered from the c mmand pro pt, outside t he netsh utility, by preceding the instructio with the net sh comman .


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eflection 1.

How would you renew your LAN int rface addre s informatio from the ne ts h utility? Hint: Use the question mark (?) for help in obtai ing the parameter seque ce.


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0.0.0.2 Lab - Installing the IPv6 Protocol with Windows XP.pdf

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