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IPv6: SLAAC and dual stack with a 6in4 tunnel

Add IPv6 to a working IPv4 network. Hosts configure themselves with SLAAC, a server gets a static address, and two sites are joined across an IPv4-only provider with a 6in4 tunnel. You read link-local, global and EUI-64 addresses and see how NDP replaces ARP.

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In your workspace: Shared, then CompTIA Network Plus N10-009 guided labs, then 04 - IPv6 - SLAAC and dual stack with a 6in4 tunnel

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Level
Intermediate
Time
About 60 minutes
Nodes need
6 vCPU, 4,096 MB
Smallest plan
Lite

The scenario

Harbour Logistics' provider has assigned it the IPv6 prefix 2001:db8:4c00::/48. You'll roll IPv6 out alongside IPv4 at head office (R1) and the depot (R3) without breaking anything. The catch: the provider core between them (R2) only carries IPv4 today, so the two IPv6 islands must be joined with a tunnel.

IPv4 already works end to end. H1 gets its IPv4 address by DHCP; the PCs are static.

DeviceInterfaceIPv4IPv6
R1Gi0/0 (HQ LAN)10.10.10.1/242001:db8:4c00:10::1/64, link-local fe80::1
R1Gi0/110.0.12.1/30none (provider is IPv4-only)
R1Tunnel0-2001:db8:4c00:ffff::1/64
R3Gi0/0 (depot LAN)10.20.20.1/242001:db8:4c00:20::1/64, link-local fe80::3
R3Gi0/110.0.23.1/30none
R3Tunnel0-2001:db8:4c00:ffff::2/64
H1eth0DHCPSLAAC, plus static 2001:db8:4c00:10::100/64
PC1eth010.10.10.10/24SLAAC
PC2eth010.20.20.10/24SLAAC

What you’ll practise

  • Recognise IPv6 address types and write addresses in their shortest valid form
  • Enable IPv6 routing and configure global and link-local addresses on a router
  • Let hosts autoconfigure with SLAAC and work out an EUI-64 interface ID
  • Run IPv4 and IPv6 side by side (dual stack)
  • Carry IPv6 across an IPv4-only network with a 6in4 tunnel and static routes

The tasks

  1. Turn on IPv6 at head office
  2. Watch hosts configure themselves with SLAAC
  3. Give the server a static address and test dual stack
  4. Enable IPv6 at the depot
  5. Tunnel IPv6 across the IPv4-only provider

The Lab Tasks pane has the scenario, these tasks, the checks to run, hints and the full solution.

Topology and devices

The network as it opens in EVE-NG, drawn from the lab’s own canvas, and the image each node runs.

Topology of IPv6 - SLAAC and dual stack with a 6in4 tunnel6 nodes and 1 network, 6 links. Every link is listed as text below the diagram.R1R2R3H1PC1PC2HQ-LANeth0Gi0/0eth0Gi0/1Gi0/0Gi0/1Gi0/1Gi0/0eth0
6 nodes and 1 network, with the interface names each link uses. On a narrow screen, scroll the diagram sideways.
Every link, as text
  • R1 Gi0/0 to HQ-LAN (network)
  • H1 eth0 to HQ-LAN (network)
  • PC1 eth0 to HQ-LAN (network)
  • R1 Gi0/1 to R2 Gi0/0
  • R2 Gi0/1 to R3 Gi0/1
  • R3 Gi0/0 to PC2 eth0
Nodes in IPv6: SLAAC and dual stack with a 6in4 tunnel, with the image each runs and the vCPU and RAM it’s set to
NodeDeviceImage in Add NodeSet to
R1Cisco IOSvvios-adventerprisek9-m.SPA.159-3.M61 vCPU, 512 MB
R2Cisco IOSvvios-adventerprisek9-m.SPA.159-3.M61 vCPU, 512 MB
R3Cisco IOSvvios-adventerprisek9-m.SPA.159-3.M61 vCPU, 512 MB
H1Alpine Linuxclbalpinebase-alpine-base-3-20-31 vCPU, 512 MB
PC1VPCS hostBuilt in to EVE-NGCounted as 1 vCPU, 1,024 MB
PC2VPCS hostBuilt in to EVE-NGCounted as 1 vCPU, 1,024 MB

How to open this lab

  1. Sign in to your workspace at lab.cloudlabbox.com.

  2. In File Manager, open Shared, then the folder CompTIA Network Plus N10-009 guided labs.

  3. Open 04 - IPv6 - SLAAC and dual stack with a 6in4 tunnel and start its nodes, then open Lab Tasks for the scenario and the steps.

The lab is read-only. You can start the nodes and configure the devices, but changes to the topology can’t be saved. To change it, rebuild it in your own folder.

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