Viewing the local IPv6 address associated with a tunnel

Use this procedure to view the local IPv6 address associated with a pre-configured tunnel.

Procedure steps

  1. From the navigation tree, double-click IPv6.

  2. Double-click Tunnel.

  3. Select the desired tunnel.

  4. To view the configured IPv6 Address for the tunnel, click IPv6 Address.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the IPv6 Address tab.

Variable Value
IfIndex The index value that uniquely identifies the interface to which this entry applies.
Addr The IPv6 address to which this entry addressing information pertains.
NoteNote

If the IPv6 address exceeds 116 octets, the object identifiers (OIDs) of instances of columns in this row are more than 128 subidentifiers and you cannot use SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, or SNMPv3 to access them.

AddrLen The prefix length value for this address.

You cannot change the address length after you create it. You must provide this value to create an entry in this table.

Type The type of address: unicast or anycast.

The default is unicast.

Origin A read-only value indicating the origin of the address.

The origin of the address is one of the following:

  • other

  • manual

  • dhcp

  • linklayer

  • random

Status A read-only value indicating the status of the address, describing whether the address is used for communication.

The status is one of the following:

  • preferred (the default)

  • deprecated

  • invalid

  • inaccessible

  • unknown

  • tentative

  • duplicate