Lets face it, sooner or later we are going to move to IPv6. Probably closer to the sooner side than some of us are comfortable with. In this series of articles we will be introducing tunnels and taking a look at how they can be used as part of you migration towards IPv6. Working with IPv6 tunnels is also an important part of a CCIE candidate’s journey, so mastering them is important. In this article we will be looking at tunnelling IPv6 over IPv4 using manual tunnels specifically using GRE and IPv6 in IPv4.
In our previous tutorials (you can find Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here) we looked at the different OSPF network types and how they apply to a partial mesh Frame-Relay Hub and spoke topology. In normal situations that would be enough, but this is the CCIE we are preparing for! We have to understand how the different network types work together. This is incase the proctor decides to not allow you to use certain types of OSPF networks on one interface or does not allow you to use the ip ospf network commands on others. Evil Proctors :)
In our last article we looked at the Broadcast and Non-Broadcast OSPF network types. We will be continuing our OSPF Network Type series of articles by looking at Point-to-Multipoint and Point-to-Multipoint Non-Broadcast network types.