IPv6 Prefix Delegation on ONT
Hello Everyone :) I have a fiber to the home with Gigablast and have a Nokia ONT. I've been trying to receive an IPv6 prefix to be assigned to my router by requesting a /64 however to date, I have be...
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I can pull an IPv6 address without issue, just not a prefix.
If your Juniper can pull an IPv6 and the other cannot, I would contact the MFG. Since the Juniper got an IPv6, then you ALSO know I provided you accurate information. T1 Agents at Cox are NO LONGER technically trained. They use a monkey script for everything, and if it's not in there, many just make stuff up instead of getting you to someone who may know the correct answer. It's unfortunate but Cox wants to provide Customer Service, not Technical Support.
That being said, we know,
- Juniper can pull IPv6 address.
- The Miktrotik router cannot receive an IPv6 address
I would go to the Microtik forums and look there or contact the Mfg, A LOT of people with your router seem to have issues with it and IPv6.
https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=151637
I think there may be some confusion here, I will try to clarify. Here is what we know:
- I can pull an IPv6 address on a Juniper router.
- I can pull an IPv6 address on a Mikrotik router.
- I can not pull a prefix on a Juniper router.
- I can not pull a prefix on a Mikrotik router.
The issue 100% points to a question surrounding prefix delegation.
People with Miktrotik routers are able to pull a prefix on Cox so it's definitely not an issue with the router:
IPv6 Allocation Size | Cox Community
This posts indicates that yes, prefix delegation is supported on Cox, but the person who received one was on a DOCSIS architecture (cable modem):
https://www.reddit.com/r/ipv6/comments/177glh8/comment/k4tn9gq/?context=3
Another post again showing that prefix delegation is supported but the respondent states they are on a DOCSIS architecture:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CoxCommunications/comments/177gkz0/comment/k4t1rhe/?context=3
All the data points I've uncovered specifically related to Cox, Mikrotik, FTTH, DOCSIS and IPv6 all show no one on Cox successfully pulling a prefix on a fiber network.
Combine that with me receiving the same results on different routing hardware and we are right back where we started with needing to answer the outlying question: Is prefix delegation supported on fiber circuits the same way it is on DOCSIS circuits?
This is a bit of a long shot, but do you have router advertisements enabled?
