Configuration procedure

To configure an IPv4 over IPv6 manual tunnel:

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel interface view or IPv6 tunnel interface view.

interface tunnel number [ mode ipv6 ]

N/A

3. Configure an IPv4 address for the tunnel interface.

ip address ip-address { mask | mask-length } [ sub ]

By default, no IPv4 address is configured for the tunnel interface.

4. Configure the source address or interface for the tunnel interface.

source { ipv6-address | interface-type interface-number }

By default, no source address or interface is configured for the tunnel.

If you specify a source address, it is used as the source IPv6 address of tunneled packets.

If you specify a source interface, the lowest IPv6 address of this interface is used as the source IPv6 address of tunneled packets.

5. Configure the destination address for the tunnel interface.

destination ipv6-address

By default, no destination address is configured for the tunnel.

The tunnel destination address must be the IPv6 address of the receiving interface on the tunnel peer. It is used as the destination IPv6 address of tunneled packets.