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This is a comparison of operating systems in regard to their support of the [[IPv6]] protocol.
 
This is a comparison of [[operating system]]s in regard to their support of the [[IPv6]] protocol.
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! OS !! Version !! Claimed IPv6-ready !! Installed by default !! [[DHCPv6]] !! [[Neighbor Discovery Protocol|ND]] RDNSS || Notes
|-
| [[IBM AIX|AIX]]
| 4.3
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| [[AlliedWare Plus]]
| 5.4.4
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| 4.2 ([[Android Ice Cream Sandwich|Ice Cream Sandwich]])
| {{Yes}}<ref>[https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36908577 Support IPv6]</ref><ref>[https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36949094 Support connecting to IPv6-only wireless networks]</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}<ref name="issue_32621">[https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36949085 Support for DHCPv6 (RFC 3315)]</ref>
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| [[ChromeOS]]
| 67.0.3396.99
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| [[Cisco IOS]]
| 15.3
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipv6/command/ipv6-cr-book/ipv6-i3.html#wp3800310030]|title=Cisco IOS IPv6 Command Reference - IPv6 Commands: Ipv6 mo to ipv6 ospf da &#91;Support&#93;}}</ref>
| Support for RDNSS option as of 15.4(1)T, 15.3(2)S.
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Cisco Meraki]]
|MR series 28.1 and later
| MX + MR + MX series
| {{noyes}}
| {{noyes}}
| {{no}}
| {{noyes}}
|Devices support DHCPv6 for clients but not for themselves.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Cisco Meraki]]|url=https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_AdministrationMR/Other_Topics/IPv6_Device_Compatibility Meraki IPv6_Support_on_MR_Access_Points|title=IPv6 DeviceSupport Compatibility]</ref>on DevicesMR canAccess onlyPoints|date=3 carryMay 2021}}</ pass through IPv6 on bridge, but not routeref>
|-
|MX & MX series
| [[Debian]]
|{{no}}
| 3.0 (woody)
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
|Devices can only carry/pass through IPv6 on bridge, but not route.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Other_Topics/IPv6_Device_Compatibility|website=[[Cisco Meraki]]|title=IPv6 Device Compatibility|date=5 October 2020}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| RDNSS support with "rdnssd" and "resolvconf" or "openresolve" packages.
|-
|[[Debian]]
| [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]
|3.0 (woody)
| 13
| {{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref name=fedorav6>{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/9/html/Installation_Guide/ch-networkconfig.html#sn-network-manual-ipv6|publisher=Fedora Project|title=Fedora 9 Installation Guide Chapter 9. Network Configuration|accessdate=2011-02-04}}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref name=fedorav6 />
| {{yes}}<ref name=fedorav6 />
|RDNSS support with "rdnssd" and "resolvconf" or "openresolve" packages.
|-
|[[Fedora Linux|Fedora]]
|13
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}<ref name=fedorav6>{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/9/html/Installation_Guide/ch-networkconfig.html#sn-network-manual-ipv6|website=[[Fedora Project]]|title=Fedora 9 Installation Guide Chapter 9. Network Configuration|accessdate=2011-02-04|archive-date=2011-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225194807/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/9/html/Installation_Guide/ch-networkconfig.html#sn-network-manual-ipv6|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{yes}}<ref name=fedorav6/>
|{{yes}}<ref name=fedorav6/>
|
|-
| [[FreeBSD]]
| 9.0
| {{yes}}<ref name="freebsd_handbook">[http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-ipv6.html FreeBSD Handbook].</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|AddonAdd-on}}<ref name="dhcpv6"/>
| {{yes}}<ref>[http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.0R/relnotes.html FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE Release Notes].</ref>
|
|-
| [[HP-UXFreeDOS]]
|1.3
| 11i
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1306AA|title=HP-UX 11i IPv6|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110119/https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1306AA#|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[IBM iHP-UX]]
|11i
| 7.1
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{noyes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1306AA|title=HP-UX 11i IPv6|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110119/https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1306AA|archive-date=2015-04-02}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/rzai2/rzai2configipv6.htm |title=IBM i 7.1 Information Center, Configuring IPv6}}</ref>
|-
| [[iOSIBM i]]
| 47.1
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
| {{yes}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120626142436/http://www.theipv6experts.net/2011/iphone-ipv6-debugging-simplified-ip6config/ iPhone IPv6 Debugging Simplified with Ip6config — The IPv6 Experts.net]</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/rzai2/rzai2configipv6.htm|title=IBM i 7.1 Information Center, Configuring IPv6}}</ref>
|-
|[[iOS]]
|4.1
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120626142436/http://www.theipv6experts.net/2011/iphone-ipv6-debugging-simplified-ip6config/ iPhone IPv6 Debugging Simplified with Ip6config — The IPv6 Experts.net]</ref>
|
|-
| [[Junos OS|Juniper JUNOS]]
| 14.1
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| RDNSS support introduced in JunOS 14.1<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos14.1/topics/reference/configuration-statement/dns-server-address-edit-protocols-router-advertisement.html|title=DNS-server-address &#124; ICMP Router Discovery Protocol User Guide &#124; Juniper Networks TechLibrary}}</ref>
|-
| [[LibreELEC]]
| 9.2.1
| {{noyes}}
| {{noyes}}
| {{noyes}}
| {{noyes}}
|
| LibreELEC uses [https://01.org/connman connman], which does not have full IPv6 support.
|-
| [[macOSMageia]]
|7+
| [[Mac OS X Lion|Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>[http://seclists.org/nanog/2011/Jul/417 nanog: Mac OS X Lion has DHCPv6<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|{{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>[http://seclists.org/nanog/2011/Feb/1923 nanog: Re: Mac OS X 10.7, still no DHCPv6<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|Mageia has had full support for IPv6 only and IPv4 + IPv6 since Mageia 7, as well as continuing to support [[IPv4]] only systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30588|title=30588 – off topic discussion of Mageia ipv6 support}}</ref>
| Versions 10.7 through 10.10 often prefer IPv4 even when working IPv6 connectivity is available.<ref>[RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/hampered-eyeballs Hampering Eyeballs - Observations on Two "Happy Eyeballs" Implementations]</ref> Versions 10.11 and up will prioritize IPv6 Traffic in spec with [[Happy Eyeballs]].<ref>[IEEE Mailing List: https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/v6ops/current/msg22455.html [v6ops] Apple and IPv6 - Happy Eyeballs]</ref>
|-
| [[MeeGomacOS]]
|[[OS X Lion|Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)]]
| 1.2
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10984 |title=Bug 10984 - IPv6 Support declaration |access-date=2011-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065328/https://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10984# |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10049 |title=Bug 10049 - No IPv6 in handset UX |access-date=2011-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065424/https://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10049# |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{yes}}<ref>[http://seclists.org/nanog/2011/Jul/417 nanog: Mac OS X Lion has DHCPv6<!--Bot generated title-->]</ref>
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}<ref>[http://seclists.org/nanog/2011/Feb/1923 nanog: Re: Mac OS X 10.7, still no DHCPv6<!--Bot generated title-->]</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://git.kernel.org/?p=network/connman/connman.git;a=commit;h=75026d7e1c1e95dcbcfaa7d05bc5787da084f4e9 |title=rtnl: Receive notification of RDNSS from IPv6 router advertisements }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|Versions 10.7 through 10.10 often prefer IPv4 even when working IPv6 connectivity is available.<ref>[RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/hampered-eyeballs Hampering Eyeballs - Observations on Two "Happy Eyeballs" Implementations]</ref> Versions 10.11 and up will prioritize IPv6 Traffic in spec with [[Happy Eyeballs]].<ref>[IEEE Mailing List: https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/v6ops/current/msg22455.html [v6ops] Apple and IPv6 - Happy Eyeballs]</ref>
|-
|[[MeeGo]]
|1.2
|{{no}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10984|title=Bug 10984 - IPv6 Support declaration|access-date=2011-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065328/https://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10984|archive-date=2011-07-14}}</ref>
|{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10049|title=Bug 10049 - No IPv6 in handset UX|access-date=2011-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065424/https://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10049|archive-date=2011-07-14}}</ref>
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://git.kernel.org/?p=network/connman/connman.git;a=commit;h=75026d7e1c1e95dcbcfaa7d05bc5787da084f4e9|title=rtnl: Receive notification of RDNSS from IPv6 router advertisements}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[NetBSD]]
| 7.0
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|[[OpenBSDNintendo]]
|[[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] 17.0.1
| 6.6
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
|{{no}}
| {{partial|Addon}}<ref name="dhcpv6"/>
| {{yesno}}
| RDNSS is only supported for rad(8) so far. As of 6.6, OpenBSD still does not favor IPv6 connectivity if there is IPv4 connectivity.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
|-
| [[openSUSE]]
| 42.1 (Leap)
| {{yes}}<ref>[https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/x86_64/openSUSE/Leap/42.1/ Release Notes for openSUSE Leap 42.1].</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
|[[Nintendo Switch 2|Switch 2]] 20.1.5
| [[OpenVMS]]
|{{yes}}
| 8.3
| {{yes}}
| {{yesdunno}}
| {{nodunno}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| [[ReactOSOpenBSD]]
| 06.4.116
| {{noyes}}
| {{noyes}}
|{{partial|Add-on}}<ref name=dhcpv6/>
| {{no}}
| {{noyes}}
|RDNSS is only supported for rad(8) so far. As of 6.6, OpenBSD still does not favor IPv6 connectivity if there is IPv4 connectivity.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
| Though ReactOS itself has no IPv6 support, [https://reactos.org/wiki/IPv6 ReactOS Foundation services are all IPv6 enabled].
|-
|[[openSUSE]]
| [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]]
|42.1 (Leap)
| 6
|{{yes}}<ref>[https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/x86_64/openSUSE/Leap/42.1/ Release Notes for openSUSE Leap 42.1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329132836/https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/x86_64/openSUSE/Leap/42.1|date=2016-03-29}}.</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref name="rhel6_logo">[https://www.ipv6ready.org/db/index.php/public/logo/02-C-000527/ IPv6 Ready Logo Program Approved List].</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="dhcpv6"/>
| {{yes}}
|
|-
|[[OpenVMS]]
| [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]
| 118.3
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yesno}}
|{{no}}
| {{yes}}<ref>[https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26502_01/html/E28989/ipv6-ref-83.html].</ref>
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[PlayStation]]
| [[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]]
|[[PlayStation 4|4]] v3.50
| 11
|{{no}}
| {{yes}}<ref>[http://www.novell.com/linux/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/11/#IPv6 Release Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11].</ref>
| {{yesno}}
|{{yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://toreanderson.github.io/2016/06/15/ipv6-support-in-the-playstation-4.html|title=IPv6 support in the PlayStation 4|publisher=Tore Anderson (GitHub)|date=15 June 2016|access-date=30 March 2024|quote=1. It supports DHCPv6. Since the DHCPv6 client runs in user space, this strongly indicates that it’s a deliberate move by Sony.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307070202/https://toreanderson.github.io/2016/06/15/ipv6-support-in-the-playstation-4.html|archive-date=7 March 2024}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yesdunno}}
|
|-
| [[SymbianPlayStation 5|5]]
|{{yes}}
| 7.0
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{nodunno}}
|
| {{no}}
| [http://sw.nokia.com/id/f9363497-5d96-4354-b071-e212ab204c63/Nokia_Views_on_IPv6_Transition_v2_0_en.pdf]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|-
|[[ReactOS]]
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|0.4.14
| All supported versions <!--11.04 to 13.10-->
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
| {{yesno}}
|Though ReactOS itself has no IPv6 support, [https://reactos.org/wiki/IPv6 ReactOS Foundation services are all IPv6 enabled].
| RDNSS support available so long as NetworkManager uses IPv6 "Automatic" setting, otherwise "rdnssd" package required.
|-
|[[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]]
| [[webOS]]
|6
| 2.1.0
|{{yes}}<ref name=rhel6_logo>[https://www.ipv6ready.org/db/index.php/public/logo/02-C-000527/ IPv6 Ready Logo Program Approved List].</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{noyes}}
|{{yes}}<ref name=dhcpv6/>
| {{no}}
| {{noyes}}
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.palm.com/distribution/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=10028 |title=Palm Pre Plus - IPv6 support |access-date=2011-01-22 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120710110656/http://developer.palm.com/distribution/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=10028# |archive-date=2012-07-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3" | [[Windows NT]]&nbsp;[includes<br>[[Windows 10 Mobile]]]
| 5.1 ([[Windows XP|XP]])
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Addon}}<ref name="dhcpv6">[http://ipv6int.net/systems/index.html IPv6 Operating Systems].</ref>
| {{no}}
| Windows XP users can use Dibbler, an open source DHCPv6 implementation. --update: Windows XP fully supports IPv6- but NOT IPv6 DNS queries (nslookup)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://klub.com.pl/dhcpv6/ |title=DHCPv6: Dibbler - a portable DHCPv6 |access-date=2011-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212095749/http://klub.com.pl/dhcpv6/ |archive-date=2009-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]
| 6.X ([[Windows Vista|Vista]], [[Windows 7|7]], [[Windows 8|8]], [[Windows 8.1|8.1]]), [[Windows 10|10 RTM-Anniversary Update]]
|11
| {{yes}}<ref name="logo_program_list">[https://www.ipv6ready.org/db/index.php/public/search/ IPv6 Ready Logo Program Approved List].</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="dhcpv6"/>
| {{noyes}}
|{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26502_01/html/E28989/ipv6-ref-83.html|title=Oracle Solaris IPv6 Implementation - Configuring and Administering Oracle Solaris 11.1 Networks}}</ref>
| dnssd-win32 provides an open source implementation of ND RDNSS<ref name="rdnssd-win32">[http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdnssd-win32/ rdnssd-win32 | Free software downloads at SourceForge.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| [[Windows 10|10 Creators Update]] and later
| {{yes}}<ref name="logo_program_list" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="dhcpv6"/>
| {{yes}}
| Windows 10 Creators Update introduces support for RFC 8106 (6106) RDNSS.
|-
| [[Windows Mobile]]
| 6.5
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Lite}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa925828.aspx|title=DHCPv6 Lite Registry Settings}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| If the OEM explicitly unsets the '''SYSGEN_TCPIP6''' pre-processor symbol, the built image will not have any IPv6 capabilities.
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[Windows Phone]]
| 7.5
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|[[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]]
| 8(.1)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/hh994905.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222142339/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/hh994905.aspx |archive-date=2015-12-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|11
| {{yes}}
|{{yes}}<ref>[http://www.novell.com/linux/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/11/#IPv6 Release Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11].</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{noyes}}
|{{yes}}
| Private lab research. No privacy extensions (RFC4941).
|-
| [[z/OS]]
| V1R4.0
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/topic/com.ibm.zos.r12.hale001/ipv6d001999564.htm |title=z/OS V1R12.0 Communications Server IPv6 Network and Application Design Guide}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Symbian]]
|7.0
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|[http://sw.nokia.com/id/f9363497-5d96-4354-b071-e212ab204c63/Nokia_Views_on_IPv6_Transition_v2_0_en.pdf]{{dead link|date=August 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Tizen]] ([[Smart TV]]s)
|1420.0
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{dunno}}
|{{dunno}}
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guidingtech.com/how-to-connect-samsung-smart-tv-to-wifi/|title=How to Connect Your Samsung TV to Wi-Fi|date=7 June 2023|access-date=2 April 2024|publisher=Guiding Tech|quote=You can confirm the Wi-Fi network status and check other details like IP settings, DNS settings, and IPv6 using the steps below.}}</ref>
|-
|1622.4
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{dunno}}
|{{dunno}}
|-
|[[Ubuntu]]
|[[Ubuntu version history|All supported versions]] <!--11.04 to 13.10-->
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|RDNSS support available so long as NetworkManager uses IPv6 "Automatic" setting, otherwise "rdnssd" package required.
|-
|[[webOS]]
|2.1.0
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://developer.palm.com/distribution/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=10028|title=Palm Pre Plus - IPv6 support|access-date=2011-01-22|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710110656/http://developer.palm.com/distribution/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=10028|archive-date=2012-07-10}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Windows NT]]&nbsp;(includes<br>[[Windows 10 Mobile]], and [[Xbox One]] onwards)
|5.1 ([[Windows XP|XP]])
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{partial|Add-on}}<ref name=dhcpv6>[http://ipv6int.net/systems/index.html IPv6 Operating Systems].</ref>
|{{no}}
|Windows XP users can use Dibbler, an open source DHCPv6 implementation. --update: Windows XP fully supports IPv6- but NOT IPv6 [[DNS]] queries (nslookup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://klub.com.pl/dhcpv6|title=DHCPv6: Dibbler - a portable DHCPv6|access-date=2011-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212095749/http://klub.com.pl/dhcpv6|archive-date=2009-02-12}}</ref>
|-
|6.x ([[Windows Vista|Vista]], [[Windows 7|7]], [[Windows 8|8]], [[Windows 8.1|8.1]]), [[Windows 10|10]] [[Windows 10 (original release)|RTM]]-[[Windows 10, version 1607|Anniversary Update]]
|{{yes}}<ref name=logo_program_list>[https://www.ipv6ready.org/db/index.php/public/search/ IPv6 Ready Logo Program Approved List].</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}<ref name=dhcpv6/>
|{{no}}
|rdnssd-win32 provides an open source implementation of ND RDNSS<ref name=rdnssd-win32>[https://sourceforge.net/projects/rdnssd-win32/ rdnssd-win32|Free software downloads at SourceForge.net<!--Bot generated title-->]</ref>
|-
|[[Windows 10, version 1709|10 Creators Update]] and later
|{{yes}}<ref name=logo_program_list/>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}<ref name=dhcpv6/>
|{{yes}}
|Windows 10 Creators Update introduces support for RFC 8106 (6106) RDNSS.
|-
|[[Windows Mobile]]
|[[Windows Mobile 6.5|6.5]]
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{partial|Lite}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa925828.aspx|title=DHCPv6 Lite Registry Settings|date=18 November 2015}}</ref>
|{{no}}
|If the [[OEM]] explicitly unsets the '''SYSGEN_TCPIP6''' pre-processor symbol, the built image will not have any IPv6 capabilities.
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Windows Phone]]
|[[Windows Phone 7|7]].5
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|[[Windows Phone 8|8]]([[Windows Phone 8.1|.1]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/hh994905.aspx|title=IPv6 Support in Microsoft Products and Services|accessdate=2017-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222142339/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/hh994905.aspx|archive-date=2015-12-22}}</ref>
| [[z/VM]]
|{{yes}}
| V5R1.0
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|Private lab research. No privacy extensions (RFC4941).
| {{no}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vm.ibm.com/networking/ipv6/ |title=z/VM IPv6 Support}}</ref>
|-
| [[VSE (operating system)|z/VSEOS]]
|V1R4.0
| V4R2
|{{yes}}
| {{partial|Addon}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zvse/about/ |title=About z/VSE}}</ref>
| {{noyes}}
|{{no}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/topic/com.ibm.zos.r12.hale001/ipv6d001999564.htm|title=z/OS V1R12.0 Communications Server IPv6 Network and Application Design Guide}}</ref>
|{{dunno}}
|
|-
|[[z/VM]]
| Via a third party TCP/IP stack, IP6/VSE from Barnard Software, Inc.
|V5R1.0
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vm.ibm.com/networking/ipv6|title=z/VM IPv6 Support|date=February 2007}}</ref>
|-
|[[VSE (operating system)|z/VSE]]
|V4R2
|{{partial|Add-on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zvse/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908183907/http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zvse/about/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2010|title=About z/VSE}}</ref>
|{{no}}
|{{dunno}}
|{{dunno}}
|Via a third party [[TCP/IP]] stack, IP6/VSE from Barnard Software, Inc.
|}
 
==Notes==
* Operating systems that support neither DHCPv6 nor SLAAC cannot automatically configure unicast [[IPv6 address]]es.
* Operating systems that support neither DHCPv6 nor ND RDNSS cannot automatically configure [[name server]]s in an IPv6-only environment.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110127200632/http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=IPv6+FAQ ISOC IPv6 FAQ] with OS tips
 
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