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In this tutorial we will learn how to configure IPv6 tunneling over IPv4.We configure IPv6 tunnel over IPv4 to encapsulate IPv6 traffic over IPv4 links.If you want to understand the whole mechanism you can think it as a method of transporting IPv6 packets across an IPv4 only Network.Here i have mentioned step wise method to configure IPv6 tunnel over IPv4 network in a very simple and straight forward way.

Step 1:IPv6 Address Configuration on Router R1:

Router>enable
Router#config t
Router(config)#host R1
R1(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing
R1(config)#int fa0/0
R1(config-if)#ipv6 add 2000::1/64
R1(config-if)#no shut

EIGRP Configuration over Router R1:

R1(config-if)#router eigrp 1
R1(config-router)#exit
R1(config)#router eigrp 1
R1(config-router)#network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255
R1(config-router)#

IPv4 Address configuration over router r1:

R1(config)#int fa0/1 
R1(config-if)#ip add 1.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
R1(config-if)#no shut

Step 2:IPv4 Address Configuration on Router R2:

Router>enable
Router#config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#host R2
R2(config)#int fa0/0
R2(config-if)#ip add 1.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
R2(config-if)#no shut

R2(config-if)#exit
R2(config)#int fa0/1
R2(config-if)#ip add 2.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
R2(config-if)#no shut

EIGRP Configuration over router r2:

R2(config-if)#exit
R2(config)#router eigrp 1
R2(config-router)#network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255
R2(config-router)#network 2.0.0.0 0.255.255.255
R2(config-router)#

Step 3: IPv6 Address Configuration on Router R3:

Router>enable
Router#config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#host R3
R3(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing
R3(config)#int fa0/1
R3(config-if)#ipv6 add 2001::1/64
R3(config-if)#no shut

IPv4 Address configuration over router R2 with EIGRP Configuration:

R3(config-if)#exit
R3(config)#int fa0/0
R3(config-if)#ip add 2.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
R3(config-if)#no shut
R3(config-if)#exit
R3(config)#router eigrp 1
R3(config-router)#network 2.0.0.0 0.255.255.255

IPv6 to IPv4 Configuration:

To configure ipv6 to ipv4 tunneling, we first need to create a tunnel interface on each dual-stack edge router.

There are three key components relevant to 6to4:

• The tunnel mode (ipv6 to ipv4)

• The tunnel source (IPv4 interface or address)

• The 6to4 IPv6 address 

Step 4:Now Create Tunnel over Router R1:

R1(config)#int tunnel 0
R1(config-if)#tunnel source fa0/1
R1(config-if)#tunnel destination 2.0.0.2
R1(config-if)#tunnel mode ipv6ip
R1(config-if)#ipv6 address 2010::2/64

Step 5:  Create Tunnel Over Router R3:

R3>enable
R3#config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R3(config)#int fa0/0
R3(config-if)#int tunnel 0
R3(config-if)#tunnel source fa0/0
R3(config-if)#tunnel destination 1.0.0.1
R3(config-if)#tunnel mode ipv6ip
R3(config-if)#ipv6 address 2010::1/64

Step 6: Configure IPv6 static Route on Router R1:

R1(config)#ipv6 route 2001::/64 2010::1

Step 7:Configure Ipv6 Static Route on Router R3:

R3(config)#ipv6 route 2000::/64 2010::2

Step 8:Now test the Communication between both PC using ping command.

PC>ping 2000::2

Step 9: Now trace the path to destination IP to know the exact route:

First RUN the tracert command from PC0:

PC>tracert 2001::2

Now run the tracert command from PC1

PC>tracert 2000::2

Now see the Route of Router R1:

R1#show ipv6 route

SEE IPv4 Route table now:

R1#show ip route