CCNAintermediate45 minfree
IPv6 SLAAC and DHCPv6 Address Assignment Patterns
See how IPv6 clients actually learn addresses and default gateways under different first-hop settings.
Lab challenge
Stop treating IPv6 host addressing like a direct clone of DHCPv4.
Progression
Build the segment, tune RA behavior, observe client addressing, then compare the results across methods.
Catalog metadata
- Bundle
- CCNA 200-301 v1.1 Foundation Lab Catalog
- Blueprint domain
- IP Services
- Blueprint objective
- Verify IPv6 client addressing behavior and gateway signaling
- Focus
- ipv6 • slaac • dhcpv6 • ra
- Platform
- CML-friendly • platform-neutral • Packet Tracer-friendly
- Device count
- 4
- Reference source
- Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 blueprint → Verify IPv6 client addressing behavior and gateway signaling
Prerequisites
- • IPv6 routing
- • router advertisements
Skills practiced
- • set RA flags
- • compare SLAAC vs DHCPv6-assisted behavior
- • verify client address acquisition
Validation checklist
- • clients obtain addresses using the intended method
- • default gateway comes from RA
- • show commands prove flag behavior
Task sequence
- 1Configure an IPv6 gateway interface for the client segment.
- 2Test client behavior with default RA settings.
- 3Adjust flags for DHCPv6-assisted behavior if supported.
- 4Renew or reinitialize clients.
- 5Document how addresses and gateways were learned.
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