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RBK50 and IPv6
I have had this pair going about 8 years now (I think)...I always keep the firmware at latest level (using the web interface checking). I have begun using IPv6 within my home and cannot seem to get these (set to AP mode, as I have a pfSense router setup). It has no problems at all with IPv6 and passes all tests.
The ORBI system - I am guessing it is passing IPv6 traffic as many wireless items in my home (phone, Amazon FireSticks and TVs) are all getting an IPv6 address from pfSense - but the ORBI web interface never shows these addresses. Why not?
With the ORBI system in AP mode, you cannot even get to the IPv6 settings....which I had enabled before I switched it to AP mode. It greyed out - as is the UPnP option (which makes no sense to me).
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Hello bearhntr ,
Welcome to the NETGEAR Community!
I understand that you have your RBR50 in AP mode to work with your pfSense configuration. AP mode has various features disabled and will only pass the network traffic it receives from another router on the network. All layer 3 configurations will be received by the actively connected router.
Please navigate to the link below for all disabled features:
Which features are disabled on my Orbi router when it is set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Best,
Kevin
Community Team
While I appreciate the link...I have already seen that and know those 'disablements', to which I also made reference to in my posting.
My question was more gear towards, why I do not SEE any of the IPv6 stuff, like I do the IPv4 stuff. This was also the case when I had the ORBI in Router Mode (for nearly 5 years). It will dole out and handle IPv6 - but it is like some sort of shadow government where you are not allowed to see it.
You won't "see" any of that because the netgear isn't managing any of it. Your pfsense box is and that's where you'd need to go to "see" them
