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Nighthawk R8000Pturn on IPV6
Hi I have a P8000 and I’m trying to turn on IPv6 to run an Xbox series x. Is there a way to turn this on? The version I have is V1.4.4.94. My ISP is Hotwire communications. I have very little technic...
Tech was here made a bunch of calls and determined IPV6 isn’t available yet. “It’s something we’re working on”. It’s 50/50 if it’s actually not turned on or they just wanted to get rid of me. But anyway thanks everyone for the help.
It’s a Nokia model XS-250X-A
thanks
LeadPipe wrote:It’s a Nokia model XS-250X-A
thanks
This is specifically why I asked. Your Nokia XS-250-A is a combination device. An optical network terminal and a router in the same box.
When you connect your R8000P downstream of your Nokia you are cascading two routers on the same network. A configuration that will give you much grief. Commonly known as double NAT. You need to read here as to why it is not recommended.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-double-NAT-and-why-is-it-bad
To correct the situation, you are going to have to dig in to the configuration of your Nokia XS-250-A or configure your R8000P as a wired access point.
If you choose to set your R8000P as an access point, some of the features will no longer be available. See here for details.
There may be information available from your ISP or Nokia support world that will provide details on how to connect a second router downstream.
You are most likely correct in thinking a router is blocking your IPv6 configuration. But, it is not the Netgear router.