Updating IPv6.exe Commands to Netsh equivalent

for Windows Server 2003 and later

Source: Microsoft Posted: August 15, 2002

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) for Windows XP and Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes the Ipv6.exe tool, which is used to configure the IPv6 protocol. If you installed SP1 Express for XP, download the Advanced Networking Pack and use Ipv6.exe commands. For Windows Operating Systems later than XP, the Ipv6.exe commands are being replaced with commands in the netsh interface ipv6 and netsh interface ipv6 isatap contexts.

The Ipv6.exe tool is not included in the Windows Server 2003 family, scripts that contain Ipv6.exe commands should be updated with the appropriate Netsh commands. For Windows Server 2003 use this link to download the Windows Documentation: Download. How-To install Ipv6 for XP here and for Windows Server 2003 here.

Ipv6.exe Command	Netsh equivalent
ipv6 install	netsh interface ipv6 install
ipv6 uninstall	netsh interface ipv6 uninstall
ipv6 [-v] if [IfIndex]	netsh interface ipv6 show interface [[interface=]String] [[level=]{normal \| verbose}] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 ifcr v6v4 V4Src V4Dst [nd] [pmld]	netsh interface ipv6 add v6v4tunnel [[interface=]String] [localaddress=]IPv4Address [remoteaddress=]IPv4Address [[neighbordiscovery=]{enabled \| disabled}] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 ifcr 6over4 V4Src	netsh interface ipv6 add 6over4tunnel [[interface=]String] [localaddress=]IPv4Address [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 ifc IfIndex {[forwards] \| [- forwards]} {[advertises] \| [- advertises]} [mtu #Bytes] [site SiteIdentifier]	netsh interface ipv6 set interface [[interface=]String] [[forwarding=]{enabled \| disabled}] [[advertise=]{enabled \| disabled}] [[mtu=]Integer] [[siteid=]Integer] [[metric=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 ifd IfIndex	netsh interface ipv6 delete interface [[interface=]String] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 adu IfIndex/Address [life ValidLifetime[/PrefLifetime]] [anycast] [unicast]	netsh interface ipv6 add address [[interface=]String] [address=]IPv6Address [[type=]{unicast \| anycast}] [[validlifetime=]{Integer \| infinite}] [[preferredlifetime=]{Integer \| infinite}] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 nc [IfIndex [Address]]	netsh interface ipv6 show neighbors [[interface=]String] [[address=]IPv6Address]
ipv6 ncf [IfIndex [Address]]	netsh interface ipv6 delete neighbors [[interface=]String] [[address=]IPv6Address]
ipv6 rc [IfIndex [Address]]	netsh interface ipv6 show destinationcache [[interface=]String] [[address=]IPv6Address]
ipv6 rcf [IfIndex [Address]]	netsh interface ipv6 delete destinationcache [[interface=]String] [[address=]IPv6Address]
ipv6 bc	netsh interface ipv6 show bindingcacheentries
ipv6 [-v] rt	netsh interface ipv6 show routes [[level=]{normal \| verbose}] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 rtu Prefix IfIndex[/Address] [lifetime Valid[/Preferred]] [preference P] [publish] [age] [spl SitePrefixLength]	netsh interface ipv6 add route [prefix=]IPv6Address/Integer [[interface=]String] [[nexthop=]IPv6Address] [[siteprefixlength=]Integer] [[metric=]Integer] [[publish=]{no \| yes \| immortal}] [[validlifetime=]{Integer \| infinite}] [[preferredlifetime=]{Integer \| infinite}] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 spt	netsh interface ipv6 show siteprefixes
ipv6 spu Prefix IfIndex [life L]	netsh interface ipv6 add route [prefix=]IPv6Address/Integer [[siteprefixlength=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 gp	netsh interface ipv6 show global [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu DefaultCurHopLimit Hops	netsh interface ipv6 set global [[defaultcurhoplimit=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu UseAnonymousAddresses [yes\|no\|always\|Counter]	netsh interface ipv6 set privacy [[state=]{enabled \| disabled}] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu MaxAnonDADAttempts Number	netsh interface ipv6 set privacy [[maxdadattempts=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu MaxAnonLifetime Valid[/Preferred]	netsh interface ipv6 set privacy [[maxvalidlifetime=]Integer] [[maxpreferredlifetime=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu AnonRegenerateTime Time	netsh interface ipv6 set privacy [[regeneratetime=]Integer] [[store=]{active> \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu MaxAnonRandomTime Time	netsh interface ipv6 set privacy [[maxrandomtime=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu AnonRandomTime Time	netsh interface ipv6 set privacy [[randomtime=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu NeighborCacheLimit Number	netsh interface ipv6 set global [neighborcachelimit=]Integer [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 [-p] gpu RouteCacheLimit Number	netsh interface ipv6 set global [[routecachelimit=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 ppt	netsh interface ipv6 show prefixpolicy [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 ppu Prefix precedence PrecedenceValue srclabel SourceLabelValue [dstlabel DestinationLabelValue]	netsh interface ipv6 add prefixpolicy [[maxvalidlifetime=]Integer] [[maxpreferredlifetime=]Integer] [[store=]{active \| persistent}]
ipv6 renew [IfIndex]	netsh interface ipv6 renew [[interface=]String]