Starting IPv6 interfaces

You can start IPv6 interfaces that were not started automatically when you created them, or that have been ended previously. You can use either IBM Navigator for i or the character-based interface to perform the tasks.

Starting an IPv6 interface using IBM Navigator for i

To start an 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 IPv6 interfaces displayed in the right pane.
  3. Perform either of the following two steps to start the interface:
    • For normal IPv6 interfaces, right-click the one that you want to start and select Start.
    • For interfaces created by IPv6 stateless address autoconfigurations, right-click the one that you want to start, and select Start stateless address autoconfiguration.
    If the status of the interface becomes Active, you have started the IPv6 interface successfully.

Starting an IPv6 interface using the character-based interface

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

  1. On the command line, type STRTCPIFC (Start TCP/IP Interface command) and press F4 (Prompt) to access the Start TCP/IP Interface menu.
  2. At the Internet address prompt, complete one of the following steps:
    • To start a normal IPv6 interface, specify a valid IPv6 address and press Enter.
    • To start an interface created by an IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration, complete these steps:
      1. Type *IP6SAC and press Enter.
      2. At the Line description prompt, specify the line name for the IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration, and then press Enter.
    • To enable all interfaces to be started automatically when you create or change them, type *AUTOSTART and press Enter.