VX800v new Firmware V1_0.16.0 Build 251212: What IPv6 changes have been made?
Hello,
I have seen there is new firmware update of VX800v (V1_0.16.0), now officially released,
while already available within the router itself as firmware update
According changelog there are some IPv6 optimizations made, but not described exactly what.
I've made the firmware update in the router, but went back to V1_0.12.0.
It was because I've seen that with DHCP IPv6 the option of disabling RDNSS when using RADVD was removed.
Since custom DNS of IPv6 cannot be configured, I have disabled that.
So my question is about the IPv6 changes, what are they in detail?
Why that option was removed and whether custom DNS for IPv6 can be configured now?
Hello @Martin-B ,
Welcome to our community.
After confirmation, that the firmware version makes the following changes to IPv6:
1. The function to disable RADVD has been removed in the new version because disabling RADVD would prevent users from accessing the internet.
2. The new firmware also adds the function to set the IPv6 ULA prefix.
3. Customizing IPv6 DNS is still possible:
If you need more details, you can also contact Local Technical Support for assistance.
Joseph-TP wrote
Hello @Martin-B ,
Welcome to our community.
After confirmation, that the firmware version makes the following changes to IPv6:
1. The function to disable RADVD has been removed in the new version because disabling RADVD would prevent users from accessing the internet.
2. The new firmware also adds the function to set the IPv6 ULA prefix.
3. Customizing IPv6 DNS is still possible:
If you need more details, you can also contact Local Technical Support for assistance.
Setting this IPv6 DNS to my custom (home network) DNS Server, e.g. fd00:: or fe80:: address does not be advertised to home net devices, even when RDNSS enabled.
What's advertised is some other IPv6 DNS, maybe one of the router itself. But this gives me DNS leaks.
Setting custom (and only that) DNS of local network device doesn't work. Prove me wrong.
There are only two options left. First deactivate IPv6 LAN completely or setup own radvd service for a local IPv6 adress range and modify DNS v6 server on each device in home network. Hence, if you say, internet (IPv6) would not work without RDNSS is not true.