Introduction to IPv6
The tutorial will be based on material included in these notes - Part 1 | Part 2
Abstract
This tutorial will offer a practical introduction to the basics of IPv6. Participants will learn how to activate IPv6 on PCs.
Intended audience
The tutorial is targeted at engineers and network administrators from both ISPs and SOHO/enterprise networks. Participants should already have a basic knowledge of IPv4
Speaker: Jordi Palet Martinez, Consulintel
- Overview of IPv6 architecture and operation
- IPv6 addressing
- Installing IPv6 on different platforms (XP/W2003, Linux, BSD)
- Basic stateless/stateful configuration, including privacy setup
- Transition mechanisms
It is highly recommended that participants bring their own notebooks to practice the lessons learned during the tutorial. Notebooks should have a WLAN interface.
It is assumed that most participants will be using Windows XP (this tutorial will be conducted in an XP environment). However, instructions for other operating systems will be provided in the tutorial materials
