Appendix C IPv6
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4
Click
Close
to exit the
Local Area Connection Status
screen.
5
Select
Start
>
All Programs
>
Accessories
>
Command Prompt
.
6
Use the
ipconfig
command to check your dynamic IPv6 address. This example shows a global address
(2001:b021:2d::1000) obtained from a DHCP server.
Example – Enabling IPv6 on Windows 10
Windows 10 supports IPv6 by default. DHCPv6 is enabled when you enable IPv6 on a Windows 10 PC.
To enable IPv6 in Windows 10:
1
Select
Control Panel
>
Network and Sharing Center
.
2
On the left side of the
Network and Sharing Center
, select
Change adapter settings
.
3
Right-click your network connection and select
Properties
.
C:\>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:b021:2d::1000
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::25d8:dcab:c80a:5189%11
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.100.61
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::213:49ff:feaa:7125%11
172.16.100.254
