IPv6 Diagnostics and Monitoring

SonicOS provides a full compliment of diagnostic tools for IPv6, including the following:

•	Packet Capture

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IPv6 Ping

•	IPv6 DNS Lookup and Reverse Name Lookup

Packet Capture

Packet Capture fully supports IPv6.

In addition, IPv6 keywords can be used to filter the packet capture.

IPv6 Ping

The ping tool includes a new Prefer IPv6 networking option.

When pinging a domain name, it uses the first IP address that is returned and shows the actual pinging address. If both an IPv4 and IPv6 address are returned, by default, the firewall pings the IPv4 address.

If Prefer IPv6 networking is enabled, the firewall will ping the IPv6 address.

IPv6 DNS Lookup and Reverse Name Lookup

When performing IPv6 DNS Lookup or IPv6 Reverse Name Lookup, you must enter the DNS server address. Either an IPv6 or IPv4 address can be used.