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IPv6 GRE tunnels

IPv6 GRE tunnels

IPv6 addresses can be used at both ends of a GRE tunnel in the same way as with IPv4. See GRE over IPsec for more information.

The configuration is similar to a tunnel for IPv4. However, when you configure the specific tunnel, you need to set the ip-version option to 6. This will enable IPv6-specific options for the tunnel.

To configure a GRE tunnel:
config system gre-tunnel
    edit <name of tunnel>
        set ip-version 6
        set remote-gw6 <IPv6 address of the remote gateway>
        set local-gw6 <IPv6 address of the local gateway>
    next
end

IPv6 GRE tunnels

IPv6 addresses can be used at both ends of a GRE tunnel in the same way as with IPv4. See GRE over IPsec for more information.

The configuration is similar to a tunnel for IPv4. However, when you configure the specific tunnel, you need to set the ip-version option to 6. This will enable IPv6-specific options for the tunnel.

To configure a GRE tunnel:
config system gre-tunnel
    edit <name of tunnel>
        set ip-version 6
        set remote-gw6 <IPv6 address of the remote gateway>
        set local-gw6 <IPv6 address of the local gateway>
    next
end