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ipv6 flowlabel-zero
Configure system to set the flow label field in the packets to zero.
Syntax
ipv6 flowlabel-zero
To disable the 0 from being set in the field and allow the rotocol operations to fill the field, use the no
ipv6 flowlabel-zero command.
Default Disabled
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
If the flowlabel value is already set for BGP or SSH, the system defaults to the already configured
value. All packets on the same connection are considered part of the same flow by the system. For new
connections, set the new flowlabel to zero.
ipv6 host
Assign a name and IPv6 address the host-to-IPv6 address mapping table uses.
Syntax
ipv6 host name ipv6-address
To remove an IP host, use the no ipv6 host name {ipv6–address}.
Parameters
name Enter a text string to associate with one IP address.
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X) to be mapped to the name.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
ipv6 name-server
Enter up to six IPv6 addresses of name servers. The order you enter the addresses determines the order of their use.
Syntax
ipv6 name-server ipv6-address [ipv6-address2... ipv6-address6]
To remove a name server, use the no ipv6 name—server ipv6–address command.
Parameters
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X) of the name server to be used.
NOTE: The :: notation specifics successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
ipv6-address2...
ipv6-address6
(OPTIONAL) Enter up to five more IPv6 addresses, in the x:x:x:x::x format, of name
servers to be used. Separate the IPv6 addresses with a space.
590 IPv6 Basics