First of all, ALL internet devices are configurable and you can disable IPv4 and;/or IPv6. Whether it's windows/mac/android, etc etc.
If you have a router, it can be configured on the router to provide, or NOT to provide IPv4 or IPv6.
What router are you using, and I can provide information on how to disable Ipv6 if that's what you are interested in.
Sure bro,
My devices are Android 11, Android 15, and ChromeOS Stable.
I'm not interested in a verbal description of steps, but vendor documentation would be great. I had a CGM4141 panoramic router, and it surprised me that it even had LAN-accessible management. The mobile app from Cox panoramic Wi-Fi was interfering with it, causing my own denial of services, in unpredictable ways. I was also surprised that it came with default well-known credentials to manage it and these were not reset by the factory reset, so it was confusing how much of the router that Cox is managing themselves. I wanted less work to do when I rented that modem. Less security risk. I was deluded.
What I'm going to do is subscribe to Cox Complete Care. Perhaps they support their mobile apps? I've already emailed the Cox at home help email address for support and this forum post is simply thinking out loud. Thank you
The 4141 is a MUCH older device, Upgrade to the newer device then use the Cox Complete Care and have them walk you through what you are trying to do. The 4141 is old and slow.
You have a PW3 or 4, cannot remember, the latest is a PW8 - Technicolor CGM4981
No, perhaps you didn't understand: Cox issues the device for us to use. You tell Cox to upgrade me, but I'm not sure why: this thread is about disabling IPv6; why would a newer device be better? Why is "faster" better? It's a legacy DOCSIS network. We're simply waiting for FIOS to go through by next year and then I can cut over to a 5G hotspot or something instead. I need maximum 20-40.Mbps upstream, and 150 Gbibytes/mo.
The router or modem is a chokepoint, and I could limp by in Transparent Bridging instead, but all 3 devices are zealously seeking IPv6 connectivity, and there's no turning back.
I've disabled Private DNS because that's another can of Morris Worms
Perhaps YOU didn't understand.
Lastly, the fact that the devices are "zealously" seeking IPv6 connectivity isn't a COX issue. Though the denial of IPv6 can be accomplished on the router, the fact that at least one of your devices CANNOT turn off IPv6 is a ChromeOS thing, not a COX thing. The other 2 devices can have it turned off.
I am using a Netgear CM2000 capable of MUCH faster speed than I am signed up for, and it runs flawlessly. My RAXE300 Netgear router is also flawless and I can turn off/on IPv6 at will as well as control many other functions. My Internet is 500 down/50 up and unlimited data. I can go up to 2gb download with my equipment.
If I have an issue I take the proper steps to resolve. IF the Cox equipment isn't meeting your needs, do what I did.
