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#324224 14-Mar-2026 09:29
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I thought I would tinker and see if my Quic GWN7062e router would support IPv6 only connects.

 

It appears that the Quic router doesn't.

 

Does Quic support IPv6 only connections?

 

 





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  #3470017 14-Mar-2026 10:50
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Is this you

 

😂

 

Seriously, why?





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  #3470018 14-Mar-2026 10:55
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Why why why? This makes absolute zero sense and you wonder why carriers lock down settings on routers!


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  #3470021 14-Mar-2026 10:59
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Linux:

 

Why why why? This makes absolute zero sense and you wonder why carriers lock down settings on routers!

 

 

I agree with the asking "Why" but I disagree that this is a reason to lock down router settings.





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  #3470044 14-Mar-2026 11:54
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Tinkering and asking... and just for me... experimenting and learning... or not... as the case may be... 😃





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  #3470045 14-Mar-2026 12:03
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I am unsure of the ability to gain an IPv6 only connection.

 

However; within your network I imagine you could limit to IPv6 only. Disable DHCP. If your router supports it block all IPv4 traffic.

 

I can tell you that you will get limited Internet though. I managed to block IPv4 on my Mikrotik router with a subtly incorrect rule and initially couldnt work out why some sites would not load and others perfectly fine 😂


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  #3470061 14-Mar-2026 14:20
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freitasm:

 

Is this you

 

😂

 

Seriously, why?

 

 

Different topic to this thread.

 

Why does GZ run IPv6?

 

 





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  #3470062 14-Mar-2026 14:24
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Gordy7:

 

freitasm:

 

Is this you

 

😂

 

Seriously, why?

 

 

Different topic to this thread.

 

Why does GZ run IPv6?

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a few advantages 

 

Faster routing decisions

 

Built-in IPsec Support

 

Better Routing Efficiency

 

IPv6 removes the need for Network Address Translation (NAT).





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  #3470063 14-Mar-2026 14:26
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Gordy7:

 

freitasm:

 

Is this you

 

😂

 

Seriously, why?

 

 

Different topic to this thread.

 

Why does GZ run IPv6?

 

 

To offer options. In that sense it's not the only protocol in use. IPv6 only would be limiting in the current environment.





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  #3470402 15-Mar-2026 12:36
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Indeed Quic and the GWN7062E router supports IPv6 only connections.

 

Simply disabling my Windows 11 network card IPv4 forced IPv6 connections only.

 

About 50% of the websites I visit support IPv6.

 

Some websites show their IPv6 homepage and fail in deeper page searches.

 

Geekzone did not show any problems - as expected 😃

 

I have satisfied my curiosity for now.





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  #3470403 15-Mar-2026 12:53
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Gordy7:

 

Indeed Quic and the GWN7062E router supports IPv6 only connections.

 

Simply disabling my Windows 11 network card IPv4 forced IPv6 connections only.

 

About 50% of the websites I visit support IPv6.

 

Some websites show their IPv6 homepage and fail in deeper page searches.

 

Geekzone did not show any problems - as expected 😃

 

I have satisfied my curiosity for now.

 

 

The way I see it, the test is not if Quic supports IPv6 only, but if the Internet works as an IPv6-only network. 

 

The answer, as you found out, is "it depends". It depends on the routes used, the servers supporting IPv6, and so on. And from your anecdote, 50% of it fails in an IPv6-only environment.





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