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IntermediatePublished 2026-08-13

CCNA Foundations: IPv6 Static Routes — Point at the Next Hop

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Dual-stack enterprise lab with two routers, a shared access switch, and two hosts in separate VLANs. IPv4 is fully working via static routes in the starter. Your task is to add IPv6 static routes on both routers so the clients can communicate end-to-end over IPv6. Learn why a link-local next hop on a point-to-point link requires specifying the exit interface.

Track
Est. time
45 minutes
Difficulty
Intermediate
Topics

Learning objectives

  • Configure IPv6 static routes to reach remote /64 LANs
  • Select a valid IPv6 next-hop: global address or link-local with exit interface
  • Validate IPv6 routing state and neighbor discovery on Cisco IOS XE
  • Verify end-to-end IPv6 connectivity from hosts and read the static route in the RIB

Troubleshooting focus

  • Using your own router’s interface address as the IPv6 next-hop (route to self)
  • Forgetting to include the exit interface when pointing at a link-local next-hop
  • Prefix length mistakes (/64 vs /126) that break on-link vs off-link determination
  • Mismatched or down interfaces (IPv4 works but IPv6 static routes are missing)

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How this lab is graded
  • Build it your way. Where a lab lets you choose a value — a VLAN name, an interface description — grading checks that you configured it, not which name you picked. Names that another line has to reference, like an ACL applied with access-class, are stated in the guide and do have to match.
  • Addresses, modes and protocol keywords are exact. An IP address, a subnet mask, switchport mode trunk, an encapsulation — these carry the meaning of the lab, so they are graded as written in the guide.
  • Grading reads your saved configuration. Export the lab from CML after you have configured it, and make sure anything you set is in the running-config — a change that only exists in a terminal session never reaches the grader.
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