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   Nicholas Boel to Michiel van der Vlist   
   My FTTH and IPv6   
   08 Oct 23 07:47:33   
   
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    Re: My FTTH and IPv6   
    By: Michiel van der Vlist to Nicholas Boel on Sat Oct 07 2023 10:51 pm   
      
    MV> 1) In my case that is not an option at the moment. The modem/router combo   
    MV> they gave me does not support bridge mode.    
      
   https://www.howtogeek.com/255206/how-use-your-router-and-isps-modemrouter-combo   
   -in-tandem/   
      
   While it includes most if not all information you already know, this stands out   
   as something that may need to be done:   
      
   "Sometimes you need to directly contact your ISP, though, to have them set your   
   ISP-supplied router to bridge mode."   
      
   This is what I did. I didn't change any setting on my modem/router myself, my   
   ISP did.   
      
   What is the model number? Maybe there's something else you could do that   
   wouldn't require you to open your wallet.   
      
    MV> 2) Their network technology is relatively new (XSG-PON). A simple ONT that   
    MV> works with their network, so that I can bypass their hardware completely,   
    MV> is not available yet. So I am stuck with their modem/router.    
      
    MV> 3) Having said that: Even a provider supplied modem/router should support   
    MV> something basic as IPv6 pinholing. Especially if I am stuck with it.    
      
   I looked up this XSG-PON and it seems to show some routers with 6 and 6E   
   technology. Does yours have all this newer tech? If so, I would fully agree   
   that their supplied hardware should support IPv6 fully, not just basic. The   
   router I'm using is 9+ years old (Asus AC68R, released in 2014), doesn't have   
   wifi6 or 6e tech, and still uses the AC and N bands where most things nowadays   
   are AX, and this thing *still* fully supports IPv6.   
      
    MV> 4) Just for the record, incoming IPv6 works if I disable the firewall. I   
    MV> tested that. No need to say that permanently disabeling the firewall is   
    MV> not an option.    
      
   So, your ISP supports IPv6, your modem seems to work with/support IPv6, but the   
   router inside that same modem doesn't? Something seems fishy here. Is there any   
   firmware upgrades available for said hardware? Or maybe even different firmware   
   available for it?   
      
   Then maybe you don't need a completely new router, but instead you may be able   
   to disable the firewall and use some kind of software based firewall like   
   pfSense (or some well known windows firewall since you don't use Linux) in it's   
   place? Either way, I'm sure there's some options, but it's more what you are   
   willing to do about it, and/or if you want to go that far.   
       
   Regards,    
   Nick                              
      
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