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R8000p IPv6 6to4 DNS broken
-Firmware Version
V1.4.1.68_1.3.28
for quite some time now, the DNS of the IPv6 6to4 setting has been broken. the issue goes back at least several firmware versions. you cannot enter any DNS settings into the ipv6 6to4 page and have the router retain them. when you click the save settings button, the value you entered gets changed to some ascii characters and the word undefined in each section of the DNS. this is desspite there only supposed to be 4 digits in the address. this issue has been reported by at least one other individual in this thread here: Re: unable to set ipv6 DNS after latest firmware u... - NETGEAR Communities
I can set the settings and have them retained is i use a restore a backup of the settings, but try to change them any, and i run into the issue once again. if i did not have this back-up of my settings I would be sunk as far as ipv6 access goes. Yes, i could go into windows and set the IPv6 settings manually, but this method only works for PC's other devices i have such as my Google Pixel 3A XL which support ipv6 access, have no way of setting this up. so, without setting up the setting into the router, only my cell data connection can provide me with ipv6 for that device. for other devices that support ipv6, I am really sunk. please NETGEAR, fix this issue.
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A security Hotfix firmware (V1.4.1.82_1.3.40) was released that fixed the issue. IT fixed two issues I was having and introduced two new ones. LOL
Well mark this thread as solved if it resolve the initial problem.
What other problems did it it seem to introduce?
Did you factory reset and setup from scratch after the FW update?
immediately following the upgrade to the firmware, the wifi (all three bands) would suddenly disappear momentarily like the router was rebooting (it wasn't - or should not have been) and then reappear several seconds later. this would of course result in momentary loss of internet for all devices. the other issue is that the 2Ghz band network is not working properly and won't allow any devices to logon to the network. the password is correct, and the network info is correct, and the dual band devices are able to log on to the 5Ghz network, but the 2Ghz network is failing to be connected to. windows says: "couldn't connect to this network" and my pixel 3a XL phone connects to it, then disconnects to it.
I was able to get this error from windows event logs: Initialization failed because the driver device could not be created. Use the string "8EC4446365CC" to identify the interface for which initialization failed. It represents the MAC address of the failed interface or the Globally Unique Interface Identifier (GUID) if NetBT was unable to map from GUID to MAC address. If neither the MAC address nor the GUID were available, the string represents a cluster device name.
but since no other devices can connect to is either, it is not something with windows or the device drivers
and yes. I did a factory reset before AND after I upgraded to the new firmware
