IPv6 static routes

ipv6 route

IPv6 static routes work the same way. Turn on ipv6 unicast-routing first, then:

A link-local address (fe80::) is the same on every link, so IOS needs the exit interface with it. Routing protocols use link-local next hops too, so you'll see them a lot.

In NetLab

▶ R1
R1>enable
R1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#ipv6 route ::/0 g0/1 fe80::2
R1(config)#end
*Mar  1 00:00:04.000: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
▶ R3
R3>enable
R3#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R3(config)#ipv6 route ::/0 g0/0 fe80::2
R3(config)#end
*Mar  1 00:00:08.000: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
▶ R2
R2>enable
R2#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R2(config)#ipv6 route 2001:db8:1::/64 2001:db8:12::1
R2(config)#ipv6 route 2001:db8:3::/64 2001:db8:23::2
R2(config)#end
*Mar  1 00:00:13.000: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
R2#show ipv6 route static
IPv6 Routing Table - default - 7 entries
Codes: C - Connected, L - Local, S - Static, U - Per-user Static route
       B - BGP, R - RIP, H - NHRP, I1 - ISIS L1
       I2 - ISIS L2, IA - ISIS interarea, IS - ISIS summary, D - EIGRP
       EX - EIGRP external, ND - ND Default, NDp - ND Prefix, DCE - Destination
       NDr - Redirect, O - OSPF Intra, OI - OSPF Inter, OE1 - OSPF ext 1
       OE2 - OSPF ext 2, ON1 - OSPF NSSA ext 1, ON2 - OSPF NSSA ext 2
       la - LISP alt, lr - LISP site-registrations, ld - LISP dyn-eid
       a - Application
S   2001:DB8:1::/64 [1/0]
     via 2001:DB8:12::1
S   2001:DB8:3::/64 [1/0]
     via 2001:DB8:23::2
▶ R1
R1#ping 2001:db8:3::1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:DB8:3::1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms

Common mistake: ipv6 route 2001:db8:3::/64 fe80::2 without the interface is rejected: "Interface has to be specified for a link-local nexthop".