I can confirm the Wellington BNG I'm running off now has IPv6

theoldfarter:My Default IPv6 Gateway:    fe80::8626:2bff:fe66:1971

 

As "fe" shows in the Default IPv6 Gateway, it looks like some configuration from either Slingshot, myself or both is required.

 

I am totally new to this but can follow instruction and suggestions.
Any advice on what to do next is appreciated.

 

 

 

PS. Where would the IPv6 badge show on the Homepage?

 

The default gateway shows as fe80::something for me too, so that isn't necessarily a problem.

You should start by checking if your device has IPv6 enabled and is being assigned an address. If not, I'd suggest restarting the router and device (after enabling IPv6 of course, if relevant).

Once the device has an address, check connectivity by pinging 2402:8200::1 Then, if that works, you can check with your browser by searching 'my ip' with Google.

Restarted the Router & ran the test again

https://test-ipv6.com/

Now it gives an OK for IPv6.

Did the Ping, which gave this:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping 2402:8200::1

Pinging 2402:8200::1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 2402:8200::1: time=5ms
Reply from 2402:8200::1: time=3ms
Reply from 2402:8200::1: time=5ms
Reply from 2402:8200::1: time=6ms

Ping statistics for 2402:8200::1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 3ms, Maximum = 6ms, Average = 4ms

Looks like it was the Router reset that was required.

Now to see if I can sign in to my Microsoft account on my Xbox One X through an Ethernet cable.

It never would, saying some problem with the NAT.

I could connect every time through Wi-Fi.

Xbox help says to connect through IPv6, which I will try tomorrow.

Googled my ip and got back an IPv6 address.

working here in mt. roskill on amplifi.

No iPv6 for me yet in Wainuiomata, still showing no iPv6 on amplifi.

Danielfid96:

 

No iPv6 for me yet in Wainuiomata, still showing no iPv6 on amplifi.

 

My connection in Wainui most def has it, had it for a couple of months now. Might pay to review your settings and if no luck call the helpdesk to check the network end.

I have not been able to get IPv6 to work either with my EdgeRouter X. Sadly the Netcomm Slingshot send me when we first connected to UFB has gone walkabout so I can't test it with a 'known good' router. On my 'to do when I have time' list for the time being!

Danielfid96:

 

No iPv6 for me yet in Wainuiomata, still showing no iPv6 on amplifi.

 

Best to check your config, its all enabled now across all BNG.

Does the following PPPoE config make sense for EdgeRouter?

pppoe 0 {

 

    default-route auto

 

    dhcpv6-pd {

 

        pd 0 {

 

            interface switch0 {

 

                 host-address ::1

 

                 prefix-id :1

 

                 service slaac

 

            }

 

            prefix-length /56

 

        }

 

        rapid-commit enable

 

    }

 

    firewall {

 

        in {

 

            ipv6-name WANv6_IN

 

            name WAN_IN

 

        }

 

        local {

 

            ipv6-name WANv6_LOCAL

 

            name WAN_LOCAL

 

        }

 

    }

 

    mtu 1492

 

    name-server auto

 

    password slingshot

 

    user-id slingshot

 

}

Are you on Fibre?

If so, try using DHCP rather than PPPoE.

Any news on when Static IPv6 will be an option?  It's a bit of a pain to have static v4 and still need dynamic DNS for my AAAA records...

Sounddude:

 

Are you on Fibre?

 

If so, try using DHCP rather than PPPoE.

 

 

 

That did the trick, thank you. :)

Slingshot ipv6 working here in Timaru for at least 30 days.

Got it working with my pfsense firewall with slingshot :) If anyone else if looking for pointers;

1. Enable DHCP6 on the WAN interface;

2. Still on the WAN interface page, set the following DHCP6 Client configuration;

3. On each LAN interface (that you want to have IPv6 addresses), set "IPv6 Configuration Type" to Tracking Interface:

4. Still on the LAN interface page, under "Track IPv6 Interface", set it to track the WAN interface and give each LAN interface a different Prefix ID (I used 0 and 1 - one for LAN one for guest):

Hopefully this helps someone :)

Luke