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    Unable to obtain v6 address on WAN without having LAN enabled for tracking

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    • jimpJ Offline
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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      What are your exact IPv6 WAN settings when you attempt this?

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        coreybrett
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        I had it setup with DHCP6 and it was working fine when I had a LAN set to track it.
        As soon as I disabled v6 on the LAN, and did a reboot, the WAN stopped getting a v6 address. I also tried SLAAC, but that doesn't seem to work either.

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        • jimpJ Offline
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          That doesn't answer the question I asked, however. What are the exact IPv6 WAN settings at the time it doesn't work? Screenshot the whole "DHCP6 Client Configuration" section.

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            coreybrett
            last edited by

            With LAN tracking enabled...
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            With LAN v6 disabled...
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            • jimpJ Offline
              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
              last edited by

              Uncheck the Send IPv6 prefix hint checkbox.

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                coreybrett
                last edited by

                No luck

                Aug 20 14:43:25 dhcp6c 85708 failed to open /usr/local/etc/dhcp6cctlkey: No such file or directory
                Aug 20 14:43:25 dhcp6c 85708 failed initialize control message authentication
                Aug 20 14:43:25 dhcp6c 85708 skip opening control port
                Aug 20 14:43:25 dhcp6c 85708 /var/etc/dhcp6c_wan.conf:3 IA_PD (0) is not defined
                Aug 20 14:43:25 dhcp6c 85708 failed to parse configuration file

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                • jimpJ Offline
                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                  last edited by

                  What are the LAN interface IPv6 and Track IPv6 Interface settings?

                  If you set the IPv6 Interface under the track section to be empty, and then disable Track Interface, does that change the behavior?

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                    coreybrett
                    last edited by

                    I tried switching the Track interface to blank, then disabling IPv6, still getting same errors in log

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                      coreybrett
                      last edited by

                      As a workaround, I've created a VLAN on my LAN and enabled tracking on it.

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                        coreybrett
                        last edited by

                        I know this is an edge case (v6 on WAN only), but still seems like a bug to me.

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