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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.
LeadPipe wrote:Also, would using a switch work? I can connect the switch to the ONT and then connect the Xbox and the router to the switch. The Xbox would then bypass the router?
Having your R8000P connected to a switch that is connected downstream of your Nokia ONT/router would not resolve anything.
It appears your Nokia ONT/router is of a relatively recent design with good features. It has AC Wi-Fi and four each 1 Gb Ethernet output ports. The ONT cut sheet was readily found via a web search. The user manual could also be found the same way or from your ISP. I do not know anything about your physical layout. There is a good chance you could connect everything direct to your ONT/Router and not use the Netgear R8000P at all.
Just because you do not own the Nokia ONT/router does not necessarily mean you are not allowed to configure it for your use. That is a question only your ISP can answer.
I’ll ask but I don’t think they would be keen on it based on other conversations I had. When they buy the ONT they order them without all the ports activated (so I was told) Regarding the switch the Xbox would be connected to the switch not the router so wouldn’t that solve the double nat problem? Sorry like I posted in the original post I am not good at this type of stuff.
thanks
LeadPipe wrote:I’ll ask but I don’t think they would be keen on it based on other conversations I had. When they buy the ONT they order them without all the ports activated (so I was told) Regarding the switch the Xbox would be connected to the switch not the router so wouldn’t that solve the double nat problem? Sorry like I posted in the original post I am not good at this type of stuff.
thanks
You are working your way through something you are not familiar with. You will get there!
Do you have a computer with an Ethernet input port you could use to test to see if the other Ethernet output ports are active? Maybe use your X box to test? If you connect your X box direct to the ONT, look to see if it has an IPv6 address.
Can you tell if there is any Wi-Fi being broadcast from the ONT/router?
I will test the ports with the xbox. I don’t think the ONT puts out any wifi, it came with a Eros router with which was very weak signal.
The tech who hooked up the system told me that only one of the ports on the ONT worked. I confirmed this with the Xbox. Also, I hooked the Xbox directly to the ONT and hard reset everything and still only got IPV4.