Changing IPv6 interfaces

You can change the properties of the existing IPv6 interfaces using either IBM Navigator for i or the character-based interface.

Changing an IPv6 interface using IBM Navigator for i

To change an existing IPv6 interface by using IBM Navigator for i, follow these steps:
  1. In IBM Navigator for i, expand IBM i Management > Network > TCP/IP Configuration > IPv6.
  2. Click IPv6 Interfaces to see a list of the IPv6 interfaces.
  3. Right-click the IPv6 interface that you want to change, and select Properties to show the IPv6 Interface Properties window.
  4. In the IPv6 Interface Properties window, specify the values of the properties that you want to change.
    Notes:
    • You can change some properties of an IPv6 interface when it is in active status.
    • If you are changing a virtual IPv6 interface, you might want to select the Options tab to change the preferred line descriptions.

Changing an IPv6 interface using the character-based interface

Note: To run the CHGTCPIFC command, you must have *IOSYSCFG special authority.

To change an existing IPv6 interface by using the character-based interface, follow these steps:

  1. On the command line, type CHGTCPIFC (Change TCP/IP Interface command) and press F4 (Prompt) to access the Change TCP/IP Interface menu.
  2. At the Internet address prompt, complete one of the following steps:
    • To change a normal IPv6 interface, specify the IPv6 address of the interface that you want to change.
    • To change an interface created by an IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration, type *IP6SAC.
  3. At the Line description prompt, specify the line name of the interface, and then press Enter to see a list of optional parameters.
  4. Specify any of the optional parameters that you want to change, and keep the default value *SAME for any parameters that you are not changing.
  5. Ensure that you specify all the parameters correctly, and then press Enter.