XR1000 not able to keep IPv6 Address

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Netduma-Liam wrote:

Apologies for the delayed response on this thread, thanks for posting all this information, that's really helpful.

 

This is certainly something that can be fixed through firmware updates, Netgear are well aware of issues pertaining to IPv6 on the XR1000 and did include some fixes for it in the latest firmware update. We are also working with them to ensure new firmware is pushed regularly so it shouldn't be too long before this problem is fixed. Thanks for you patience nonetheless!

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It's very unnerving to see that the router can pull an IPv6 address from the modem, but can't seem to assign any IPv6 address to any device that's capable of it. I've used an R7000, R8000 and an EX7000 and never had this issue. The issue here is if they can release that firmware, because this is a widespread issue. Because they have ignored the issue, I would say it's a hardware issue. They don't mention it in the firmware notes. If they included firmware fixes for it, not to be rude, it's apparent that someone didn't drink enough coffee. If it's not mentioned in the notes, and lumped in under "Performance Improvements" or anything similiar, it's safe to say, this wasn't done.

As mentioned before, I did put the router into the modem's DMZ, and when I took it out and put the modem back in bridge mode, that's when I had to factory reset my router because it would not allow me to access DumaOS.

The 5GHz channel is great, don't get me wrong, but the 2.4GHz channel is another story unto itself, which I'll probably have to exchange the router (loves to disconnect). I only save the 2.4 channel for major issues, when the 5GHz channel seems to hit the toilet.

Here's what I'm talking about for those that have viewed this. Grabs it off the modem, unable to assign it to any IPv6 compatible device. If you restart the router, it is able to assign IPv6 addresses, but then later on, it manages to lose them and got back to IPv4.