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jnojr's avatar
jnojr
New Contributor II
2 years ago

Configure router for IPv6?

I have a Netgear R6700v3  How do I get IPv6 addresses from Cox?  It has a bunch of options.  I've tried them all, none seem to work.

  • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
    WiderMouthOpen
    Esteemed Contributor

    It should detect DHCPv6 if set to Auto-detect. See here for more info. Don't forget to power cycle after changing the settings. If that doesn't work, upload a image of your settings or use Imgur.

  • Should also ask, what size prefix delegation are you requesting?  /64 is default but up to /56 will also work if you have multiple networks you need addresses for.

  • Darkatt's avatar
    Darkatt
    Honored Contributor

    There may be a special setting for the netgear. I had to activate IPv6 on my RAXE300. Go to advanced setting, Advanced Setup, select IPv6 and then select DHCP, and get automatically from ISP.

  • jnojr's avatar
    jnojr
    New Contributor II

    "Most routers should work if you set IPv6 to auto-configure. " - it isn't.

    "It should detect DHCPv6 if set to Auto-detect" - it doesn't.

    "Should also ask, what size prefix delegation are you requesting?" - I'm not "requesting" anything.  Whatever they send, probably a /64

    Can I please get an actual answer, not vague guesses?  There are settings in there.  I do not know what they should be.  Can someone just tell me what settings have to be applied to make this work on Cox?

    • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
      WiderMouthOpen
      Esteemed Contributor

      Going to need more data from your side on what exactly those different settings are. Can you upload a screenshot? Also, you could be a tad nicer. All we can do is guess since none of us have your exact modem/gateway.