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      ggpf
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      Hi,
      I get Netgate/PFsense uptodate 25.07.1-RELEASE
      My ISP offer fixed IPv4 and ICMPv6 /64
      In my case I have IPv4 82.64.90.xxx /32 and 2102:E0A:9D7:xxx/64
      I turn off the routed mode and I turn ON bridged mode.
      On my WAN interface I get my correct IPv4 82.64.90.xxx with gateway 82.64.90.254
      On IPv4 everything works fine.
      Now IPv6 it is not the case.
      On my WAN interface (mvneta2) I set IPV6 configuration to DHCP6
      on Use IPv4
      connectivity as parent interface ON
      Request only an IPv6 prefix ON
      DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size 64
      Send IPv6 prefix hint ON
      Do not wait for a RA ON

      Now on the Services -> DHCPV6 Server -> LAN
      Enable DHCPv6 server on LAN interface ON
      Deny Unknown Clients Allow all clients
      DNS Registration Track Server
      Early DNS Registration Track server
      Address Pool Range From ::1000 To ::2000
      Delegated Prefix /56
      Delegated Length 56
      Enable DNS OFF

      On Firewall -> Rules -> WAN I open two things
      IPv6 destination This Firewall ports 546-547
      and
      IPv6 ICMP from everywhere
      Now from SSH session I am running this command:
      tcpdump -vvv -ni mvneta2 udp port 546 or udp port 547

      And in this other one I am running
      killall dhcp6c
      /usr/local/sbin/dhcp6c -Df -c /var/etc/dhcp6c.conf -p /var/run/dhcp6c.pid mvneta2
      I get this :
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: reset a timer on mvneta2, state=INIT, timeo=0, retrans=891
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: Sending Solicit
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: a new XID (b791e8) is generated
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: set client ID (len 14)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: set elapsed time (len 2)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: set option request (len 4)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: set IA_PD prefix
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: set IA_PD
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: transmit failed: Permission denied
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:35: reset a timer on mvneta2, state=SOLICIT, timeo=0, retrans=1091
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: Sending Solicit
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: set client ID (len 14)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: set elapsed time (len 2)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: set option request (len 4)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: set IA_PD prefix
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: set IA_PD
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: transmit failed: Permission denied
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:37: reset a timer on mvneta2, state=SOLICIT, timeo=1, retrans=2083
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: Sending Solicit
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: set client ID (len 14)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: set elapsed time (len 2)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: set option request (len 4)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: set IA_PD prefix
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: set IA_PD
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: transmit failed: Permission denied
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:39: reset a timer on mvneta2, state=SOLICIT, timeo=2, retrans=3982
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: Sending Solicit
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: set client ID (len 14)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: set elapsed time (len 2)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: set option request (len 4)
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: set IA_PD prefix
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: set IA_PD
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: transmit failed: Permission denied
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:43: reset a timer on mvneta2, state=SOLICIT, timeo=3, retrans=8065
      Sep/26/2025 23:03:51: Sending Solicit

      And nothing appears on my first ssh session it seems transmit failed permission denied
      and in this case I don't understand why Permission denied ?

      Any help and idea will be great.
      Thank you very much to read me.
      GG.

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        SteveITS Rebel Alliance @ggpf
        last edited by

        @ggpf said in Netgate 3100 behind a box:

        On Firewall -> Rules -> WAN I open two things
        IPv6 destination This Firewall ports 546-547

        Are you serving something to the Internet? No open ports are required for a DHCP client.

        To simplify a bit I would set LAN IPv6 to None and just focus on getting an address on WAN.

        DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size 64

        This would be what your asking for from your ISP.

        Delegated Prefix /56

        But you're trying to set up a much larger one on LAN? Like I said disable LAN for now and add that later. You may need to reverse those and have WAN ask for a /56 or /60 and LAN gets a /64. Usually LAN can be set to Track Interface. Then at the end try to configure DHCPv6 on LAN.

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          ggpf @SteveITS
          last edited by

          Hi,

          Are you serving something to the Internet?

          Yes.

          When I turn on the routed mode on my box I have this config and it works. :(
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          To simplify a bit I would set LAN IPv6 to None and just focus on getting an address on WAN.

          Ok I will

          DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size 64

          Yes.

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            ggpf
            last edited by

            Hi,

            on the GUI in WAN -> IPv6 I configure DCHP6 with :
            IPv4 connectivity as parent interface = ON
            Request a IPv6 prefix/information through the IPv4 connectivity link = ON
            DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size = 64
            Send IPv6 prefix hint = ON
            Do not wait for a RA = OFF
            I save this conf and I apply, to be sure I disable WAN interface and I enable again.
            USing SSH I run this command :
            ifconfig mvneta2 and I get
            mvneta2: flags=1008a43<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,ALLMULTI,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,LOWER_UP> metric 0 mtu 1500
            description: WAN
            options=800bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,LINKSTATE>
            ether 00:08:a2:12:47:d1
            inet 82.64.90.XXX netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 82.64.90.255
            inet6 fe80::208:a2ff:fe12:47d1%mvneta2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x8
            media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
            status: active
            nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
            I don't have IPv6 from my ISP
            I I understand when I validate DHCPv6 on WAN interface I have to get the dhcp6c_wan.conf on /var/etc/
            When I run ls -l /var/etc/dhcp6c* I don't get
            ls -l /var/etc/dhcp6c* give me
            -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 520 Sep 27 12:45 /var/etc/dhcp6c_wan_dhcp6withoutra_script.sh
            -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 312 Sep 27 12:45 /var/etc/dhcp6c_wan_script.sh

            Over the UI in Status -> Services I don't that DHCPv6 is not not in the list. :(
            Without this file dhcp6c_wan.conf the service cannot start.

            Regards.
            GG.

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              SteveITS Rebel Alliance @ggpf
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              @ggpf
              Is this required by your ISP?

              “Use IPv4 Connectivity as Parent Interface
              :
              When set, the IPv6 DHCP request is sent using IPv4 on this interface, rather than using native IPv6. This is only required in special cases when the ISP requires this type of configuration.”

              546-547

              What did you configure to listen on these posts on pfSense ? I suspect the answer is, nothing, and the ports shouldn’t be open.

              Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
              When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to reboot, or more depending on packages, and device or disk speed.
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                ggpf @SteveITS
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                @SteveITS Normally PFSense send SOLICIT on 546 et wait ADVERTISE or Reply on 547

                I am running
                killall dhcp6c
                /usr/local/sbin/dhcp6c -Df -c /var/etc/dhcp6c.conf -p /var/run/dhcp6c.pid mvneta2
                in other ssh session I am running :
                tcpdump -vvv -ni mvneta2 udp port 546 or udp port 547
                And nothing sent to my ISP and I get this message
                Sep/26/2025 14:56:11: Sending Solicit Sep/26/2025 14:56:11: set client ID (len 14) Sep/26/2025 14:56:11: set elapsed time (len 2) Sep/26/2025 14:56:11: set option request (len 4) Sep/26/2025 14:56:11: set IA_PD prefix Sep/26/2025 14:56:11: set IA_PD Sep/26/2025 14:56:11: transmit failed: Permission denied

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                  SteveITS Rebel Alliance @ggpf
                  last edited by SteveITS

                  @ggpf it’s extremely rare to run your own DHCP server on WAN. If you are, pfSense creates hidden rules to allow that. If you are not, you need open no ports on WAN.

                  For the permission error see https://forum.netgate.com/topic/195602/transmit-failed-permission-denied

                  …and ensure IPv6 is enabled.

                  Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
                  When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to reboot, or more depending on packages, and device or disk speed.
                  Upvote đź‘Ť helpful posts!

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