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      syhm @noviceiii
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      @noviceiii

      Unfortunately the log doesn't show the dhcp6c process. Just set the filter like in the picture in my previous post. Thats the process we need to look into.

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        noviceiii @syhm
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        @syhm said in No IPv6 traffic (Init7):

        dhcp6c

        Thank you. Thats the full log more or less. There are no more entries. And no entries related with process dhcp6c.

        Is it the intention to see the dhcp settings releated to the WAN side?

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          JKnott @syhm
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          @syhm said in No IPv6 traffic (Init7):

          Unfortunately the log doesn't show the dhcp6c process.

          Try this.

          PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
          i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
          UniFi AC-Lite access point

          I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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            noviceiii @JKnott
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            @jknott

            Uugh. I need a moment to prepare that setup... I did a packet capture session for now.

            (fe80::aaaa:bbbb:cccc:4b11 is the link local address of the WAN port)

            22:34:10.389487 IP6 (hlim 255, next-header ICMPv6 (58) payload length: 32) :: > ff02::1:fff3:4b11: [icmp6 sum ok] ICMP6, neighbor solicitation, length 32, who has fe80::aaaa:bbbb:cccc:4b11
            	  unknown option (14), length 8 (1): 
            	    0x0000:  24e4 2075 0d32
            22:34:12.505358 IP6 (hlim 255, next-header ICMPv6 (58) payload length: 16) fe80::aaaa:bbbb:cccc:4b11 > ff02::2: [icmp6 sum ok] ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16
            	  source link-address option (1), length 8 (1): ae:2e:85:f3:4b:11
            	    0x0000:  ae2e 85f3 4b11
            22:34:16.510649 IP6 (hlim 255, next-header ICMPv6 (58) payload length: 16) fe80::aaaa:bbbb:cccc:4b11 > ff02::2: [icmp6 sum ok] ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16
            	  source link-address option (1), length 8 (1): ae:2e:85:f3:4b:11
            	    0x0000:  ae2e 85f3 4b11
            22:34:20.535123 IP6 (hlim 255, next-header ICMPv6 (58) payload length: 16) fe80::aaaa:bbbb:cccc:4b11 > ff02::2: [icmp6 sum ok] ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16
            	  source link-address option (1), length 8 (1): ae:2e:85:f3:4b:11
            	    0x0000:  ae2e 85f3 4b11
            
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              JKnott @noviceiii
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              @noviceiii

              Please upload the capture file. It contains a lot more info that what you show. When you open it in Wireshark, you can see a lot of detail.

              Here's an example of one I did a few years ago.
              DHCPv6 Solicit and Renew.pcapng

              PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
              i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
              UniFi AC-Lite access point

              I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                noviceiii @JKnott
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                @jknott said in No IPv6 traffic (Init7):

                show full capture file

                A long time ago that I used wireshark, my old friend.... Please see the capture file attached this post (not much of use in it I guess).

                dhcp-ipv6-capture.cap

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                  JKnott @noviceiii
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                  @noviceiii

                  I thought you had a problem with dhcpv6. There is none of that in the capture. You have to filter on port 546 or 547 to capture dhcpv6.

                  PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                  i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                  UniFi AC-Lite access point

                  I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                    noviceiii @JKnott
                    last edited by noviceiii

                    @jknott
                    I unfortunately haven't got the slightest idea what to investigate. Mybe its DHCP, maybe its something else... So far, I went through anything, tryed any combination on the WAN interface settings, googled (people with the same setup/ provider habe a working environment with the settings stated in the initial post) - I even checked the cables and switches.

                    I just don't get any traffic on IPv6 on the WAN-side. LAN-side works well and I can reach the LAN side of pfsense by its (LAN-)IPv6 address.

                    What I see, is that any traffic is blocked by a default rule

                    Default deny rule IPv6
                    

                    and a pending gateway
                    e1c9b48b-6c25-4bed-9980-25ecded47303-image.png

                    @syhm was asking for dhcp6c log entries, which I have found eventualy under "general".
                    Its as below and only just this repeating.

                    Aug 9 22:46:15	php	420	rc.bootup: Unbound start waiting on dhcp6c.
                    Aug 9 22:46:16	php	420	rc.bootup: Unbound start waiting on dhcp6c.
                    Aug 9 22:46:17	php	420	rc.bootup: Unbound start waiting on dhcp6c.
                    Aug 9 22:46:18	php	420	rc.bootup: Unbound start waiting on dhcp6c.
                    

                    However, the interfaces seem to be.. well... there
                    954bd5a1-4224-4bf0-aed9-443bf0caf5a7-image.png

                    So long....
                    n3

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                      JKnott
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                      @noviceiii

                      Start by providing the dhcpv6 capture file as I have now requested a couple of times. Here again are the instructions.

                      PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                      i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                      UniFi AC-Lite access point

                      I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                        noviceiii @JKnott
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                        @jknott
                        Roger that.
                        There isn't actually any thing more than what was captured in the attached file above. There is just nothing related to IPv6 coming on that WAN port.

                        I'll connect a laptop directly to the switch but need to organize an ethernet dongle first and reconfigure the switch (the only non-company-locked laptop I have at hand has a USB C port only).

                        I'll report back. Takes a moment.

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                          JKnott @noviceiii
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                          @noviceiii

                          There is a lot more in a capture file than what you have provided. That's why I keep asking for it. To fully see what's happening, you examine the actual capture file with Wireshark. This will provide a lot more info than you have.

                          PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                          i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                          UniFi AC-Lite access point

                          I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                            JKnott @noviceiii
                            last edited by JKnott

                            @noviceiii

                            Here's an example of what I'm looking for in the captures. This is just part of one packet of 8.

                            5494ae04-4151-4fb1-a332-0dd7a0ea02a9-image.png

                            PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                            i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                            UniFi AC-Lite access point

                            I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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