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Jubijub
Aspirant
Sep 17, 2018

Orbi RB50 IPV6 when connected to an ISP modem

My questions :  Does the Orbi router support IPV6 properly ?  How to configure it with a BT Hub 6 (I'm in UK)   Context :  My ISP is BT Infinity, and they provided me a BT Hub gen 6 ...
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Jubijub
Aspirant
Sep 17, 2018

Thanks for taking the time !

 

Option 1 is out, not possible on this modem-router version

Option 2 and 3 I tried, none worked... which is my problem

 

Currently my setup is Option 3, and I guarantee no device ever get an IPV6 address...

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 17, 2018

I presume that the Orbi needs to have a full on public IPv6 address on it's WAN port to take advantage of IPv6. When in AP mode though, IPv6 should just pass through the Orbi router from the modem i presume. Connect the Orbi router on it's LAN port to the ISP modems LAN port and see for #3...