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Status of IPv6 Firewall configuration on R7000
Hi there.
I have been looking through some old and semirecent threads about the ability to configure the IPv6 firewall in the R7000.
Unfortunatly my router is way passed the support-life so I doubt I can open a case with the question so I figured I'd try and see if there is any new information to be had here?
I tried using a 3d-party firmware but due a severe lack in performance when running on 3d-party firmware I can't really use that.
Any Rep reading this forum that can give any information about the state of this? Is it available somehow? Or is it a planned feature in a not do distant future?
// Mattias
Hi there.
Since the software in the R700o doesnt allow me to configure inbound firewall rules for IPv6 I solved my problem by getting other router which does and just run the R7000 as an AP. Not the most optimal but at least it works.
So no, consider this case closed.
// Mattias
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Hi sparhawk765,
The IPv6 configuration is limited for the R7000. You may check the KB article below for IPv6 settings that the router supports.
JamesGL
Community TeamWhat kind "lack of perfromance" do you get on 3rd party firmware and which 3rd party firmware did you use? I can confirm that on Tomato Shibby, the R7000 runs like a beast, even better than on stock firmware.
Hey microchip8!
It was acually Tomato Shibby I tried out and as for the performance I went from around 950Mbit down to 350-400Mbit using pretty basic settings. Standard NAT/Firewall setup. I guess it's possible I missed something vital in the setup of Shibby since I didn't play around with it for any extended period of time.
I have since then put other router in front of it and currently use it in AP-mode.
Hey JamesGL!
Thanks for the response. I have already configured the router with it's basic IPv6 support and it's autodetection gave me a 6to4-tunnel from my ISP and gave my internal units their IPv6 addresses so that's all well and good.
What I couldn't find anywhere was if there was a way to configure the IPv6-firewall to allow some services through. From what I have seen on the forum there isn't but just to be sure. Any information regarding future plans to implement this was also hard to come by.
// Mattias
did you turn CTF on? It's off by default. CTF is the hardware acceleration which is needed for anything above 300 Mbps. Without it, the CPU chokes. Note that CTF is incompatible with some things like QoS and any other thing that needs to inspect packets.
