AX6000 Access Point mode: No IPv6 Autoconfiguration for WiFi clients

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AX6000 Access Point mode: No IPv6 Autoconfiguration for WiFi clients
AX6000 Access Point mode: No IPv6 Autoconfiguration for WiFi clients
2021-03-07 11:45:49
Model: Archer AX6000  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.2.1

When I connect my Windows 10 Surface Book 3 by wired ethernet to my AX6000 then I can see that IP6 Stateless Autoconfiguration sets up IPv6 configuration, and IPv6 is indicated as working (IPv6 test - IPv6/4 connectivity and speed test (ipv6-test.com)). Connected by WiFi there is no IPv6 routing.

 

Why do I get IPv6 autoconfiguration on the LAN and not WiFi? If I use a wired ethernet adapter I see the same behaviour using my Android phone.

 

My AX6000 in Access Point mode with the (IPv4) DCHP server turned on. My ISP is BT in the UK, and I have their SmartHub 2 router/gateway.

 

Windows ipconfig shows the different configurations on Wired vs WiFi:

 

ipconfig output for wired connection: 

C:\Users\sjmac>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2a00:2...4e3:bf9a
   Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2a00:2...e68:5e2a
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7...f9a%16
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::3...c46%16

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Wireless LAN adapter WiFi:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a...304%20
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.93
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
 

If I connect the same computer to the same AX6000 using WiFi then I can see there is no gateway for IPv6 traffic, and public IPv6 tests show that I do not have an IPv6 link (IPv6 test - IPv6/4 connectivity and speed test (ipv6-test.com))

 

ipconfig output for WiFi only:

C:\Users\sjmac>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Wireless LAN adapter WiFi:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a...304%20
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.93
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
 

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Re:AX6000 Access Point mode: No IPv6 Autoconfiguration for WiFi clients
2021-03-08 03:27:44

@RockPaper 

 

May I have the detailed network layout first in the network? As per your another thread, I found that there is no DNS server on the gateway SmartHub2, so I'm wondering where is the DNS server of the network? As you already found out that there are no settings on the Static IP setting page on the AX6000 to assign a static DNS server, what if you leave the LAN IP of the AX6000 to be Smart DHCP, will it help?

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Re:AX6000 Access Point mode: No IPv6 Autoconfiguration for WiFi clients
2021-03-28 20:03:00 - last edited 2021-03-28 20:18:39

@Kevin_Z 

 

Thank you. I have two ISPs available to use - I can switch between a Virgin Media Hub 3.0 or a BT Smart Hub 2.0. The BT hub does have a DHCP server. Both hubs have Ipv4 DHCP turned off in my setup, and ipv4 NAT turned on.

 

(VM does not support IPv6 at all.)

 

I can avoid the problem that I described in the first post (no IPv6 auto-configuration for wireless clients of my AX6000) if I change the Allocation Mode setting in the BT hub from "Stateless" to "Both".

 

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Re:AX6000 Access Point mode: No IPv6 Autoconfiguration for WiFi clients
2021-03-29 09:13:46

@RockPaper 

 

This will be analyzed further by capturing the packages. We have reported the issue to the support engineers, they will likely reach out to you via email to continue to troubleshoot your issue.

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