Windows XP (without SP)

Check your IPv6 configuration

In order to check that IPv6 works in your PC, run in a console window:

ping6 -n 5 ::1

If the result is the following (or similar):

Pinging ::1

from ::1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from ::1: bytes=32 time<1ms

Ping statistics for ::1:

Packets: Sent = 5, Received = 5, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

It means that IPv6 is installed correctly. Basically you need to be able to read "5 Received".

However, if the system does not recognize the command introduced (and/or returns any kind of error), follow the instructions in the next section.

How to install IPv6

NOTE:To have IPv6 enabled in Windows XP you only have to follow the instructions pointed below. However, to have full IPv6 stack, with all its functionality, it is recommendable to use SP2 and install all updates, specially those that update network components.

To install IPv6 stack on XP without SP1/SP2, enter with an user account with privileges to change network configuration.

Open a command line. From the desktop. Start -> Run -> cmd
In the command line write ipv6 install and click enter.

Now, that you have installed IPv6, follow the instructions at the top of this page to make sure that it is working correctly.