IPv6 Configuration
June 2023 - this page, and the links, are probably somewhat dated now.
Related Pages on the A&A Website
Useful Blog/HOWTO Entries
- Using OpenWRT as an IPv6 router
- Configuring OpenWRT for IPv6
- IPv6 Source Address Selection on Linux
- Linux/BSD Configuration commands
- Technicolor DGA0122 router an IPv6 fixes
IPv6 ready hardware
The following equipment has been successfully used as an IPv6 Router for home use. These are known as CPE or Customer Premises Equipment.
- Linksys NSLU2 running OpenWRT 10.03 (Backfire) with a Netgear DM111P ADSL2+ DSL Modem
- Linksys NSLU2 running Debian Squeeze with a SpeedTouch USB ADSL modem Guide
- Netgear DG834v2 running OpenWRT 8.09 (Kamikaze)
- Linksys WRTU54G-TM running OpenWRT trunk build with a Netgear DM111P Modem
- Netgear WNR854T running OpenWRT 10.03 (Backfire) with BT Openreach modem on FTTC
- Cisco Devices running 12.4 and above
- Our FireBrick 2700 page has info on Native IPv6 config (also applies to 2500)
- Vigor 120 - earlier firmware versions have problems with IPv6
- Billion BiPAC 7800N with firmware 1.06d
- The MikroTik RouterOS page has information on IPv6 configuration
The search for additional IPv6 CPE possibilities: IPv6CPESearch
- Juniper SRX series of routers
Native IPv6 Connections
- Cisco IPv6 Native Config
- IPv6 - How AAISP manage IPv6 on Broadband lines.
IPv6 over IP Tunnelled Connections
- Cisco IPv6 Tunnel Config
- FreeBSD IPv6 Tunnel Config
- FireBrick 2700 v6 Tunnel
- Debian IPv6 Tunnel Config
- Linux NetworkManager IPv6 Tunnel Config
See also the configuration examples on the IPv6 Knowledge-base page referenced above.
FireBrick 2500/2700
It's quite easy.... Assuming you have an IPv6 block allocated to your line on Clueless and you're using the FB for PPPoE, then all the FB config needs is:
- An IPv6 address on the LAN subnet
- ra="true" in the subnet