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dave2026
Mar 01, 2026Follower
Orbi 870 - want to enable IPv6 on LAN, but not on WLAN. How?
Want local IPv6 on Local network, but do not want IPv6 'internet connection'. Why? -connectivity / time-out issues with some web pages and work apps when IPv6 enabled, and a handful of Android Ap...
CrimpOn
Mar 01, 2026Guru - Experienced User
(confession: ZERO experience with matter/thread)
A brief internet search turned up a comment that matter/thread require that all devices be on the same Layer 2 network. Devices create their own link-local IPv6 addresses. (i.e. the primary router does not have to provide DHCPv6.)
Are all of the devices on one network on the 870? (i.e. none of them on the Guest WiFi? or the IoT WiFi?)