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    What is my ISP using for IPV6?

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      FTLN46
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I am trying to set up IPV6 to replace ISP router.
      In order to check how I should configure PFSENSE , could somebody look at the attached packet capture taken on my ISP box so I can replicate the configuration in PFSENSE ?

      https://1drv.ms/u/s!AopuLWyAFQBJlj-WoqLS8YZ6nmbO

      Tnx,
      FTLN

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      • junicastJ
        junicast
        last edited by

        You are trying to set up IPv6 in order to replace your ISP's default router? Doesn't make any sense to me.
        The linked file requires username / password. 😰
        Can you please clarify. I don't think you could expect help otherwise. Not enough information given.

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        • JKnottJ
          JKnott @junicast
          last edited by

          @pmisch said in What is my ISP using for IPV6?:

          You are trying to set up IPv6 in order to replace your ISP's default router? Doesn't make any sense to me

          Perhaps he's trying to bypass the modem router function, by placing it in bridge mode.

          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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            FTLN46
            last edited by

            Hello Guys,

            Sorry for the spaccy post :/

            So I finally figured out that my ISP uses DHCPv6 on the WAN and gives me a /56 prefix.
            PFsense then gives my lan a /64 via track interface WAN and these are handed out to machines on the LAN

            What I was having a hard time figuring out is why does my WAN interface get no global IPV6 address ?

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            • JKnottJ
              JKnott
              last edited by

              @ftln46 said in What is my ISP using for IPV6?:

              What I was having a hard time figuring out is why does my WAN interface get no global IPV6 address ?

              From a technical standpoint, it's not needed. A global IPv6 address on the WAN interface wouldn't be used for anything beyond testing (ping, etc.) or management. On IPv6, routing is normally done with the link local addresses. As for your ISP, you'll have to ask them if they provided an IPv6 address for the WAN interface.
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              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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