How can I write IPv6 manually?

Question

HI
I need to know how can I write IPv6
Like in IP4 you type 192.168.0.2 and then change the last number for each host where the 192.168.0.0 is the network IP

what about IPv6
how can I write it manually and what about the subnet mask . is it eiste or no longer
Thanks

I know that IPconfig will show me the IP
But I dont know how to write one manually
how can I write the IPv6 format

Answer 1

You first need to have the protocol installed. It's supported in SP1 and SP2.

From Microsoft:
To install the IPv6 protocol for Windows XP with SP2, do the following:

1. Log on to the computer with a user account that has privileges to change network configuration.
2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
3. Right-click any local area connection, and then click Properties.
4. Click Install.
5. In the Select Network Component Type, dialog box, click Protocol, and then click Add.
6. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, click Microsoft TCP/IP version 6, and then click OK.
7. Click Close to save changes to your network connection.

Alternately, from the Windows XP desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type netsh interface ipv6 install.

For the IPv6 protocol for Windows XP with SP1, do the following:

1. Log on to the computer with a user account that has privileges to change network configuration.
2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
3. Right-click any local area connection, and then click Properties.
4. Click Install.
5. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, click Protocol, and then click Add.
6. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, click Microsoft IPv6 Developer Edition, and then click OK.
7. Click Close to save changes to your network connection.

Alternately, from the Windows XP desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type netsh interface ipv6 install.

To install the IPv6 protocol for Windows XP with no service packs installed:

1. Log on to the computer running Windows XP with a user account that has privileges to change network configuration.
2. Open a command prompt. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
3. At the command prompt, type ipv6 install.

Regardless of the version of Windows XP, to use RPC applications over IPv6, you must first restart the computer.

Then you can setup an IPv6 address:
Q. How do I manually configure an IPv6 address?

A. For most hosts, you do not need to manually configure IPv6 addresses. In addition to auto-configuring link-local addresses for all Ethernet interfaces, the IPv6 protocol for Windows participates in router discovery to discover the presence of local IPv6 or ISATAP routers and autoconfigure additional IPv6 addresses. Router discovery requires a properly configured IPv6 router on your network segment or an ISATAP router.

Without an IPv6 or ISATAP router, you can manually configure additional IPv6 addresses on interfaces using the netsh interface ipv6 add address command on computers running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP with SP2, and Windows XP with SP1. This command allows you to specify the interface, the address, the preferred and valid lifetimes, and whether the address is unicast or anycast. Manually configured addresses must be reachable to communicate with other IPv6 nodes.

For more information and examples, see Manual Configuration for IPv6.

Finally, you can see your IPv6 address using the normal ipconfig command.

HTH,
WG

Answer 2

Open command prompt and type ipconfig , u will see all these numbers format