IP Configuration
Domain Name
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network. Only one link local address is supported. If a link local address
exists on the interface, this entry replaces the address in the
configuration.
- Global—An IPv6 address that is a global Unicast IPV6 type that is visible
and reachable from other networks.
- Point-to-Point—A Point-to-point tunnel.
• Metric—Value used for comparing this route to other routes with the same
destination in the IPv6 router table. All default routes have the same value.
• Lifetime—Time period during which the packet can be sent, and resent,
before being deleted.
• Route Type—How the destination is attached, and the method used to
obtain the entry. The following values are:
-
Local
—A directly-connected network whose prefix is derived from a
manually-configured device’s IPv6 address.
-
Dynamic
—The destination is an indirectly-attached (remote) IPv6 subnet
address. The entry was obtained dynamically via the ND or ICMP
protocol.
-
Static
—The entry was manually configured by a user.
•
Domain Name
The Domain Name System (DNS) translates domain names into IP addresses for
the purpose of locating and addressing hosts.
As a DNS client, the device resolves domain names to IP addresses through the
use of one or more configured DNS servers.