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title: IPV6 commands
slug: epmm/command-line-interface/guide/ipv6-commands
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:44:20.547Z
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This section describes IPV6 commands.

Table: IPV6 commands

| Command                                                                                | Mode                                                       | **Description**                                        |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| ipv6 enable                                                                            | Configure terminal                                         | Enables IPV6 on the system                             |
| ipv6 disable                                                                           | Configure terminal                                         | Disable IPV6 on the system                             |
| ipv6 address \<ipv6 address> \<ipv6 network prefix> \<ipv6 default gateway (optional)> | Configure terminal > Configure interface GigabitEthernet 1 | Assigns IPV6 address to Gigabit Ethernet 1 interface   |
| no ipv6 address                                                                        | Configure terminal > Configure interface Gigabitethernet 1 | Removes IPV6 address from Gigabit Ethernet 1 interface |
| ipv6 route \<ipv6 address> \<ipv6 network prefix> \<gateway address>                   | Configure terminal                                         | Adds an IPV6 route                                     |
| ping6 \<ipv6 address>                                                                  | Enable mode                                                | Able to ping a destination with IPV6 address           |
| show ipv6 route                                                                        | Enable mode                                                | Displays all available IPV6 routes                     |
| show ipv6 interface brief GigabitEthernet 1                                            | Enable mode                                                | Displays the IPV6 configuration on a network interface |
| traceroute6 \<ipv6 address>                                                            | Enable mode                                                | Traces route to the IPV6 destination                   |
| ipv6 name-server \<ipv6 address of the name server> \<index>                           | Configure terminal                                         | Adds a name server with IPV6 address                   |
| ping6 \<domain or ipv6 address>                                                        | Enable                                                     | Pings IPV6 address                                     |