Configuring an IPv6 RIPng VLAN interface

Configure RIPng parameters on a VLAN interface so you can control RIPng behavior on the interface.

About this task

RIPng does not operate on an interface until you enable it globally and on the interface.

You can also configure an IPv6 RIPng interface for a brouter port by selecting Device Physical View , selecting a port, and following the Edit > Port > IPv6 navigation path.

Before you begin

  • Configure a routing interface (either a brouter port or a virtual routing interface).

  • Assign an IP address to the interface.

  • Enable RIPng globally.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand the following folders: Configuration >VLAN.
  2. Click VLANs.
  3. Click the Basic tab.
  4. Select a row, and click IPv6.
  5. Click Insert.
  6. Configure other parameters, as required.
  7. Click Insert.
  8. Click Apply.

IPv6 Interfaces VLAN Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the IPv6 Interfaces tab.

Name

Description

Interface

Specifies the port or VLAN.

Identifier

Shows the IPv6 address interface identifiers. This value is a binary string of up to 8 octets in network byte-order.

IdentifierLength

Shows the length of the identifier, in bits.

Descr

Specifies a description of the interface. The network management system also configures this string.

VlanId

Specifies the VLAN ID in the range of 1 to 4059. By default, VLAN IDs 1 to 4059 are configurable and the system reserves VLAN IDs 4060 to 4094 for internal use. On switches that support the vrf-scaling and spbm-config-mode boot configuration flags, if you enable these flags, the system also reserves VLAN IDs 3500 to 3998. VLAN ID 1 is the default VLAN and you cannot create or delete VLAN ID 1.

This value corresponds to the lower 12 bits of the IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tag.

Type

Shows the interface type.

ReasmMaxSize(MTU)

Specifies the maximum size of the MTU of this IPv6 interface. This value must be the same for all the IP addresses defined on this interface. The default value is 1500.

PhysAddress

Specifies the media-dependent physical address. For Ethernet, this is a MAC address.

AdminStatus

Specifies if IPv6 is active on this interface. The default is false (disabled).

OperStatus

Specifies the current operational status of the interface.

ReachableTime

Specifies the time, in milliseconds, that a neighbor is considered reachable after receiving a reachability confirmation. The default is 30000.

RetransmitTimer

Specifies the time, in milliseconds, between retransmissions of neighbor solicitation messages to a neighbor when resolving the address, or when probing the reachability of a neighbor. The default is 1000.

CurHopLimit

Specifies the current hop limit field sent in router advertisements from this interface. The value must be the current diameter of the Internet. A value of zero indicates that the advertisement does not specify a value for CurHopLimit. The default is 64.

MulticastAdminStatus

The option to select MulticastAdminStatus is disabled. You cannot configure the administrative status for multicast in this context.

MacOffset

Requests a particular MAC for an IPv6 VLAN.

You can specify a MAC offset when you configure IPv6 on a VLAN, or the system can assign a MAC address from within the available range.

Different hardware platforms support different MAC offset ranges.

ForwardingEnabled

Indicates whether IPv6 forwarding is enabled.

The default is enabled.

RSMLTEnable

Shows whether RSMLT is enabled on the interface. The default value is disabled (false).
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