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Manually Configuring IPv6 Addresses (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/6/2010

You do not need to configure IPv6 addresses manually. Unlike in IPv4, DHCP is not used in IPv6 to configure an IP address and subnet mask automatically. Instead, the link-local scope of an IPv6 addresses is always configured automatically. Addresses with other scopes, such as global, are configured by router advertisements.

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Assigning an IPv6 Address to a Device
IPv6 Addresses to Configure
Methods for Configuring IPv6 Addresses