Defining an IPv6 DNS Entry

IPv6 defines new DNS record types to resolve queries for domain names to IPv6 addresses, as well as IPv6 addresses to domain names. RUCKUS devices running IPv6 software support AAAA DNS records, which are defined in RFC 1886.

AAAA DNS records are analogous to the A DNS records used with IPv4. They store a complete IPv6 address in each record. AAAA records have a type value of 28.

To define an IPv6 DNS server address, enter a command such as the following:

device(config)# ipv6 dns server-address 2001:DB8::1

As an example, in a configuration where ftp6.companynet.com is a server with an IPv6 protocol stack, when a user pings ftp6.companynet.com, the RUCKUS device attempts to resolve the AAAA DNS record. In addition, if the DNS server does not have an IPv6 address, as long as it is able to resolve AAAA records, it can still respond to DNS queries.