Step 1: Use SSH to connect to yourserver

Step 2: Open your server’s network configurationfile

Open the network configuration file located in /etc/systemd/network.

Step 3: Amend the network configurationfile

Using nano, amend the file by adding the following lines to the relevant sections as shown in the examplebelow:

Step 4: Save the file and reboot theserver

Save your changes to the file and then restart the network or reboot your server to apply thechanges.

Step 5: Test the IPv6connectivity

You can test the IPv6 connectivity by running the commands shownbelow:

A response like this will display:

PING 2001:4860:4860::8888(2001:4860:4860::8888) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 2001:4860:4860::8888: icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=4.07 ms
64 bytes from 2001:4860:4860::8888: icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=4.08 ms
64 bytes from 2001:4860:4860::8888: icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=4.08 m
64 bytes from 2001:4860:4860::8888: icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=4.07 ms

--- 2001:4860:4860::8888 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.075/4.079/4.083/0.045 ms