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gubankemo
Sep 01, 2022Follower
IPV6 not supported on R9000
Hello, I’ve enabled IPV6 on my router (R9000) but whenever I run a IPV6 check it says not supported. I’ve checked my BT broadband and I’ve enabled on that as well. How do I make IPV6 work as my I...
michaelkenward
Sep 02, 2022Guru - Experienced User
gubankemo wrote:
How do I make IPV6 work as my ISP does support it. All my settings are on auto config so I thought something should have worked
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The last time I looked, Netgear did not support the IPv6 implementation that BT uses.
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A bit old, but have things changed?
gubankemo wrote:
I’ve enabled IPV6 on my router (R9000) but whenever I run a IPV6 check it says not supported. I’ve checked my BT broadband and I’ve enabled on that as well.
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How do you have the R9000 set up? Are you using the BT Home hub for your broadband?
These are both routers. BT's kit does not support bridge (modem only) mode. With both you run the risk of of "double NAT".
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