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IPv6 Activation With Verizon FiOS
With the Orbi router (and previous Netgear routers) I found the only way to activate IPv6 is first use Auto Config. This will then default to 6to 4 Tunnel and give you a Router's IPv6 Address On L...
Try Cloudflare WARP (free) on your smartphone. So far after 20 hours I still have IPv6.
As a test I yesterday installed the WARP app on my wife's Galaxy S25, but I did not enable WARP so it just changed the DNS to 1.1.1.1. Her phone lost IPv6 while my phone which had WARP enabled did not.
Seems like a good test comparison. Seems like the app helps where no app doesn't. Would be good to monitor this and let us know how it goes in 3 days.
Thanks for the details.
I will do that. Since the app uses VPN to connect to Cloudflare for privacy that may be the key.
The WARP app has similarities to the T-Mobile cell spot device I have in my house which is connected to the internet. Through this device in my house for my T-Mobile phones and disconnect Wi-Fi I have reliable IPv6.
PaulGo when you have your device using WARP, where is it getting its LAN IP address - WARP supplies that I assume? Any issues communicating with printers etc on your home network?
WARP is basically a VPN, correct?
So in comparing your wife's and your device's use of WARP, if I understand this correctly:
you: full WARP tunneling thru Netgear router, WARP supplied IP and DHCP (1.1.1.1)
your wife: no WARP tunneling, IP address from Netgear router, manual DHCP 1.1.1.1
So the difference is the 'tunnel' bypassing the router entirely (it functions as a pass-thru)?
And if the difference is as I outlined it above, it may point to the management of the IP address by the router that's the issue. I don't think we can manually change the IPv6 address on any current Apple devices (anyone confirm?) - can you change IPv6 addresses on Android devices? If we could, it's possible just setting a manual IPv6 IP address on the device might fix it - unless you have tried that.
The app is also available in the Apple store. So with VPN in the device activated you are essentially bypassing IPv6 settings in the router and using IPv6 from Cloudflare. This can work if you need IPv6 until NG resolves the IPv6 problem.
