Specifications

ipv6 hop-limit
18-4 IPv6 Configuration
ipv6 hop-limit
ThiscommandsetsthemaximumnumberofIPv6hopsusedinIPv6packetsandrouter
advertisementsgeneratedbythisdevice.
Syntax
ipv6 hop-limit hops
no ipv6 hop-limit
Parameters
Defaults
64.
Mode
Routerglobalconfiguration:C3(su)‐>router(Config)#
Usage
ThiscommandsetsthevalueofthehoplimitfieldinIPv6packetsoriginatedbythisdevice.This
valueisalsoplacedinthe“CurHopLimit”fieldofrouteradvertisementsgeneratedbythisrouter.
Usethenoformofthiscommandtoresetthelimittothedefaultvalue.
Example
Thisexamplesetsthehoplimitto50.
C3(su)->router(Config)# ipv6 hop-limit 50
ipv6 route
ThiscommandconfiguresstaticIPv6routes.
Syntax
ipv6 route ipv6-prefix/prefix-length {next-hop-globaladdr [pref]| interface slot/
port next-hop-lladdr [pref]}
no ipv6 route ipv6-prefix/prefix-length [{next-hop-globaladdr [pref]| interface
slot/port next-hop-lladdr [pref]}]
Parameters
hops SpecifiesthemaximumnumberofIPv6hopsusedinIPv6packets and
routeradvertisementsgeneratedbythisdevice.Valuecanrangefrom1
to255.Thedefaultvalueis64.
ipv6‐prefix/prefix‐length TheIPv6networkprefixthatisthedestination ofthestaticroute,and
theprefixlength.
Theprefixmustbeinthe formdocumentedinRFC4291,with the
addressspecifiedinhexadecimalusing16‐bitvaluesbetweencolons.
Theprefixlengthisadecimalnumberindicatingthe
numberofhigh‐
ordercontiguousbitsoftheaddressthatcomprisethenetwork
portionoftheaddress.