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Static IPv6 Route Lab

Placeholder scaffold — topology, tasks, command hints, and teaching notes for IPv6 static routing. Interactive grader coming soon.

Static IPv6 Route Lab

Placeholder

Practice enabling IPv6 routing, configuring IPv6 static routes, floating static routes, recursive routes, fully specified routes, and saving the running configuration.

IP addresses have already been configured. Do not configure additional IP addresses in the network. Enable IPv6 packet routing on R1 and R2 and then configure the required static routes. You must save the configurations on R1 and R2.

Topology

ISP connects to R1 and R2. Each router serves a LAN through a switch. R1 and R2 also share a direct transit link.

2001:db8:0:1::/64ISP ::100 · R1 ::12001:db8:0:2::/64ISP ::100 · R2 ::1R1 ↔ R2 transit(TBD)2001:db8:1:1::/64R1 ::1 · PC1 ::1002001:db8:2:2::/64R2 ::1 · PC2 ::100ISPproviderR1R2SW1SW2PC1::100PC2::100

Static routes on R1

  1. Configure a static route to R2's LAN using R2 as the next hop.
  2. Configure a floating static route to R2's LAN using the ISP's global unicast address as the next hop.
  3. The floating route should be a recursive route.
  4. The administrative distance should be 1 greater than the default static route AD.

Static routes on R2

  1. Configure a static route to R1's LAN using R1 as the next hop.
  2. Configure a floating static route to R1's LAN using the ISP's global unicast address as the next hop.
  3. The floating route should be a fully specified route.
  4. The administrative distance should be 1 greater than the default static route AD.

Teaching notes

  • IPv6 routing must be enabled with ipv6 unicast-routing.
  • A normal static route has an administrative distance of 1.
  • A floating static route needs a higher AD than the primary route.
  • In this lab, the floating static route should use AD 2.
  • A recursive static route points only to a next-hop address.
  • A fully specified static route includes both the exit interface and the next-hop address.
  • Saving matters: students must use copy running-config startup-config.

Collapsible reference — expand when you need syntax reminders.

Example command panel

Sample syntax only — exact next-hop and interface values depend on your addressing plan.

R1(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
R1(config)# ipv6 route 2001:db8:2:2::/64 2001:db8:0:2::1
R1(config)# ipv6 route 2001:db8:2:2::/64 2001:db8:0:1::100 2
R1# copy running-config startup-config

R2(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
R2(config)# ipv6 route 2001:db8:1:1::/64 2001:db8:0:1::1
R2(config)# ipv6 route 2001:db8:1:1::/64 GigabitEthernet0/0 2001:db8:0:2::100 2
R2# copy running-config startup-config

R1 — recursive floating route

Next-hop only toward the ISP for the backup path to R2's LAN (AD 2).

R2 — fully specified floating route

Exit interface + next-hop toward the ISP for the backup path to R1's LAN (AD 2).

Check results

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