Service Port IPv6 Neighbors

The Service Port IPv6 Neighbors page provides information about IPv6 neighbors the device has discovered through the service port by using the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP). The manually configured static service port IPv6 neighbors are also displayed.

To display this page, click System > Connectivity > Service Port IPv6 Neighbors

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Service Port IPv6 Neighbors Fields

Field Description
IPv6 Addresses Displays the IP address of the neighbor.
MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the neighbor.
Type The type of the neighbor entry, which is one of the following:
  • Static: The neighbor entry is manually configured.
  • Dynamic: The neighbor entry is dynamically resolved.
  • Local: The neighbor entry is local.
  • Other: The neighbor entry is unknown.
Is Router Whether the neighbor is a router. If the neighbor is a router, the value is TRUE. If the neighbor is not a router, the value is FALSE.
Neighbor State Specifies the state of the neighbor cache entry. Following are the states for dynamic entries in the IPv6 neighbor discovery cache:
  • Reachable: Positive confirmation was received within the last Reachable Time milliseconds that the forward path to the neighbor was functioning properly. While in REACH state, the device takes no special action as packets are sent.
  • Stale: More than ReachableTime milliseconds have elapsed since the last positive confirmation was received that the forward path was functioning properly. While in STALE state, the device takes no action until a packet is sent.
  • Delay: More than ReachableTime milliseconds have elapsed since the last positive confirmation was received that the forward path was functioning properly. A packet was sent within the last DELAY_FIRST_PROBE_TIME seconds. If no reachability confirmation is received within DELAY_FIRST_PROBE_TIME seconds of entering the DELAY state, send a neighbor solicitation message and change the state to PROBE.
  • Probe: A reachability confirmation is actively sought by resending neighbor solicitation messages every RetransTimer milliseconds until a reachability confirmation is received.
  • Unknown: The reachability status cannot be determined.
Last Updated Displays the time since the address was confirmed to be reachable.

Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:

After you click Add or Edit, a window opens and allows you to configure Service Port IPv6 Neighbor settings.

You can configure the IPv6 address and the MAC address.

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Add Service Port IPv6 Neighbor Fields

Field Description
IPv6 Address IP address of the neighbor.
MAC Address MAC address of the neighbor.