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rawb1
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Dec 09, 2021
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SSH into Orbi - RBR850

Hi all: BTW:  Model field in the submission form won't allow me to enter RBR850   Subject at hand: I'd like to shell into my Orbi to set up DHCP6-PD by editing my dhcp6c.conf file as per this: ...
  • CrimpOn's avatar
    Dec 10, 2021

    rawb1 wrote:

    BTW:  Model field in the submission form won't allow me to enter RBR850  
    I'd like to shell into my Orbi to set up DHCP6-PD by editing my dhcp6c.conf file as per this:
    This seems to be the way to enable IPV6 because my ISP requires a IA-PD and NO IA-NA


    It is really annoying that Netgear does not assign someone to keep the list of products up to date.

    Alas, there is no known method to enable SSH or telnet on the AX series of routers.  The most recent firmware release for the original Orbi series removed telnet from the 'debug' menu, but there is a Python script that can be used to enable it. (I do.)  So modifying configuration files is not going to happen.

     

    Can you identify which ISP  forbids an ia-na parameter?  I cannot imagine the ipv6 configuration file being different from one Netgear router to another, so this would seem to make all Netgear routers incompatible with this ISP.  And, you've probably had this 850 more than 90 days and thus cannot contact Netgear.

     

    Wow, this question is 'deep in the weeds'.  My head practically swims trying to understand, for example:

    https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/subscriber-mgmt-sessions/topics/topic-map/dhcpv6-iana-prefix-delegation-addressing.html 

     

    I would be tempted to use the debug option to 'capture WAN/LAN traffic' and Wireshark to see exactly what the Orbi is sending during the startup discussion.