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IPv6 ICMP Filtered
Doing the test on http://ipv6-test.com/ results in "Filtered" for ICMP, even if you disable "port scan and ddos protection" and enable "respond to ping on wan port". The problem was discussed bef...
As I have mentioned in other threads here I worked with Netgear for months last year trying to get them to simply stop filtering the ICMP/v6 packets by changing a firewall rule and they have refused saying its a security risk. I don't understand why the network engineers at Netgear don't get that these packets must NOT be filtered for IPv6 to work properly.
Anyways it became like beating a dead horse and I finally gave up returned the Netgear router and bought an Asus RT-AC3100 and all problems were instantly solved. So the bottom line I doubt there will be any fix for this in the foreseeable future and IPv6 will continue not to work the way it was intended for Netgear routers. If you want or need a router that has real working IPv6 then you will need to buy from a different manufacture.
I have a Netgear R6400 on Firmware Version V1.0.1.6_1.0.4 . Cox has fully implemented IPv6 here, but the Router is still showing ICMP as being filtered during testing, which means this router also has this issue, and it is not fixed in this most recent firmware version. Netgear - you need to fix this.
FYI: Updated R6400 router to latest firmware released in the last few days (Firmware Version V1.0.1.12_1.0.11), and it is still filtering IPv6 ICMP. The release notes also do not address this.
Hi Yacht_Rocked,
Let me check on this and get back to you once I have an update.
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Any way you can check if the 7000 has this same issue? There no actual reason anyone should filter IPV6 ICMP.
