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Very weird IPv6 problem
So I have never seen this before....for reasons of instability documented here in other posts with this current version of firmware, I have IPv6 disabled on my network. However, today I saw something very strange! I happened to be working on 1 of 2 MacBook Pro laptops here, and lo and behold it shows IPv6 working on WiFi, and passing the online IPv6 tests!
This confused me. I checked another MacBook Pro, a Windows laptop, an iPad, and an iPhone, all report IPv6 unavailable. I logged into the Netgear RBR850 router, and confirmed that IPv6 is disabled. So I ended up trying:
-by luck MacOS minor update was performed; to version 14.1.1, with restart;
-tried on both Safari and Chrome, Chrome shows IPv6 disabled, Safari shows IPv6 working perfectly!
-cleared all website data on Safari.
- did "Empty Cache" on the Developer menu on Safari.
- tested IPv6 on 4 different internet sites to confirm all say IPv6 is working perfectly.
none of this helped.
So I guess this is a Safari problem, how is this happening?
OF COURSE. Thats it. Ya, I know, we are last ones to get any information. Awesomeness.
Ya repeating of DHCP requests every few seconds solve that. Yayyyyyyy. 🎉
Mark it solved then. 😉
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Interesting.
You in a beta program for Apple or is this the release OSX version?
Release version - never been in a MacOS beta. And it did this on both MacOS 14.1 and 14.1.1 (minor bug/security fix release) which I updated to today to see if that fixed it.
Does FireFox browser show same thing or disabled?
Seems like this maybe a Safari issue that you should post about to Apple. If IPv6 is disabled on the RBR and your devices are not getting any other internet connections from other sources, seems like Safari is reporting something that's inaccurate.
