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tkv
12-28-2007, 03:05 PM
To install IPv6

Open Network Connections.
Right-click any local area connection, and then click Properties.
Click Install.
In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, click Protocol, and then click Add.
In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, click Microsoft TCP/IP version 6, and then click OK.
Click Close to save changes to your network connection.To remove IPv6

Open Network Connections.
Right-click any local area connection, and then click Properties.
Click Microsoft TCP/IP version 6 in the list of installed components, and then click Uninstall.
In the Uninstall Microsoft TCP/IP version 6 dialog box, click Yes.
Click Close to save changes to your network connection.Note

To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.To configure IPv6 with manual addresses

Open Command Prompt.
At the command prompt, type netsh, and then press ENTER.
Type interface ipv6, and then press ENTER.
Type add address [interface=]String [address=]IPv6Address Where:

[interface=]String Specifies the name for the interface. [address=]IPv6Address Specifies the IPv6 address.Notes

To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
Additional parameters are available for this command. For more information, see Related Topics.To configure interface attributes

Open Command Prompt.
At the command prompt, type netsh, and then press ENTER.
Type interface ipv6, and then press ENTER.
Type set interface [interface=]String [[forwarding=]{enabled | disabled}] [[advertise=]{enabled | disabled}] [[mtu=]Integer] [[siteid=]Integer] [[metric=]Integer] [[firewall=]{enabled | disabled}] [[siteprefixlength=]Integer] [[store=]{active | persistent}] Where:

[interface=]String Specifies the interface name. [[forwarding=]{enabled | disabled}] Specifies whether packets arriving on this interface can be forwarded to other interfaces. The default is disabled. [[advertise=]{enabled | disabled}] Specifies whether Router Advertisements are sent on this interface. The default is disabled. [[mtu=]Integer] Specifies the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of this interface. If mtu is not specified, the default MTU of the link is used. [[siteid=]Integer] Specifies the site scope zone identifier. The site identifier is used to distinguish among interfaces belonging to different administrative regions that use site-local addressing. [[metric=]Integer] Specifies the interface metric, which is added to route metrics for all routes over the interface. [[firewall=]{enabled | disabled}] Specifies whether to operate in firewall mode. [[siteprefixlength=]Integer] Specifies the default length of the global prefix for the entire site. [[store=]{active | persistent}] If active is specified, the change only lasts until the computer is restarted. If persistent is specified, the change is permanent. The default is Persistent.Note

To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.