NOTE: This record type and the RFC describing it has been deprecated to "experimental" status.
Most IPv6 enabled applications will only use AAAA-records to lookup IPv6 host addresses.

 

An A6-record is used to specify the IPv6 address (or part of the IPv6 address) for a host.

 

A6-records expands the functionality of AAAA-records by adding support for aggregation and renumbering.

 

A lookup for an IPv6 address could involve several A6-records which each specify only part of the final address.

This is achieved through the additional prefix-length and prefix name fields.

 

To create a new A6-record, right-click a zone in the left list in the DNS Records window, and select "Other new record" from the pop-up menu.

 

This record type is defined in RFC2874.