(Ubuntu 16.04) IPv6 not working
I'm still new to linux/ubuntu, so please bear with me.
I'm trying to get IPv6 working. IPv4 (and my internet) works fine, but when I test for IPv6 on ipv6-test.com it says I don't have IPv6:
My windows machine (on same network) works mostly fine however:
I've tried the code:
test -f /proc/net/if_inet6 && echo "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Which brings up "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Not sure where to go from here (still learning this). Thanks for any help.
ipv6
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I'm still new to linux/ubuntu, so please bear with me.
I'm trying to get IPv6 working. IPv4 (and my internet) works fine, but when I test for IPv6 on ipv6-test.com it says I don't have IPv6:
My windows machine (on same network) works mostly fine however:
I've tried the code:
test -f /proc/net/if_inet6 && echo "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Which brings up "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Not sure where to go from here (still learning this). Thanks for any help.
ipv6
edited Aug 9 '16 at 1:46
Nuwan Thisara
86411333
asked Aug 9 '16 at 1:20
TimothyC
912
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 13 hours ago
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1
And where is your IP address coming from exactly? Are you specifying it manually?
– dobey
Aug 9 '16 at 1:28
Oh, it's coming from router dhcp.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 1:30
1
Does your ISP give you an IPv6 prefix? Does your router handle IPv6? What doesip addresssay, are there any inet6 addresses not starting withf?
– Dubu
Aug 9 '16 at 21:33
Yeah ISP gives prfix (2600: ...), and router does support it. Far as I can tell all my devices/machines can function over IPv6. Even my pi (running Raspbian Jessie) shows as supported on that web test, and also gets (over DHCP from router) a IPv6 address with prefix. 'ip address' lists 4 addresses (excluding loopback), one IPv4 which is correct, and three IPv6. The three IPv6 addresses all start with 'fe' and say 'scope link tentative dadfailed' after, and 'valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever' below.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 22:45
Are you sure it is coming from dhcp6 rather than autoconfigured via router advertisements? Did you configure dhcpv6 on the router?
– user4556274
Aug 28 '16 at 18:21
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I'm still new to linux/ubuntu, so please bear with me.
I'm trying to get IPv6 working. IPv4 (and my internet) works fine, but when I test for IPv6 on ipv6-test.com it says I don't have IPv6:
My windows machine (on same network) works mostly fine however:
I've tried the code:
test -f /proc/net/if_inet6 && echo "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Which brings up "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Not sure where to go from here (still learning this). Thanks for any help.
ipv6
edited Aug 9 '16 at 1:46
Nuwan Thisara
86411333
asked Aug 9 '16 at 1:20
TimothyC
912
I'm still new to linux/ubuntu, so please bear with me.
I'm trying to get IPv6 working. IPv4 (and my internet) works fine, but when I test for IPv6 on ipv6-test.com it says I don't have IPv6:
My windows machine (on same network) works mostly fine however:
I've tried the code:
test -f /proc/net/if_inet6 && echo "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Which brings up "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Not sure where to go from here (still learning this). Thanks for any help.
ipv6
ipv6
edited Aug 9 '16 at 1:46
Nuwan Thisara
86411333
asked Aug 9 '16 at 1:20
TimothyC
912
edited Aug 9 '16 at 1:46
Nuwan Thisara
86411333
asked Aug 9 '16 at 1:20
TimothyC
912
edited Aug 9 '16 at 1:46
Nuwan Thisara
86411333
edited Aug 9 '16 at 1:46
Nuwan Thisara
86411333
edited Aug 9 '16 at 1:46
Nuwan Thisara
86411333
86411333
asked Aug 9 '16 at 1:20
TimothyC
912
asked Aug 9 '16 at 1:20
TimothyC
912
asked Aug 9 '16 at 1:20
TimothyC
912
912
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 13 hours ago
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1
And where is your IP address coming from exactly? Are you specifying it manually?
– dobey
Aug 9 '16 at 1:28
Oh, it's coming from router dhcp.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 1:30
1
Does your ISP give you an IPv6 prefix? Does your router handle IPv6? What doesip addresssay, are there any inet6 addresses not starting withf?
– Dubu
Aug 9 '16 at 21:33
Yeah ISP gives prfix (2600: ...), and router does support it. Far as I can tell all my devices/machines can function over IPv6. Even my pi (running Raspbian Jessie) shows as supported on that web test, and also gets (over DHCP from router) a IPv6 address with prefix. 'ip address' lists 4 addresses (excluding loopback), one IPv4 which is correct, and three IPv6. The three IPv6 addresses all start with 'fe' and say 'scope link tentative dadfailed' after, and 'valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever' below.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 22:45
Are you sure it is coming from dhcp6 rather than autoconfigured via router advertisements? Did you configure dhcpv6 on the router?
– user4556274
Aug 28 '16 at 18:21
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show 1 more comment
1
And where is your IP address coming from exactly? Are you specifying it manually?
– dobey
Aug 9 '16 at 1:28
Oh, it's coming from router dhcp.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 1:30
1
Does your ISP give you an IPv6 prefix? Does your router handle IPv6? What doesip addresssay, are there any inet6 addresses not starting withf?
– Dubu
Aug 9 '16 at 21:33
Yeah ISP gives prfix (2600: ...), and router does support it. Far as I can tell all my devices/machines can function over IPv6. Even my pi (running Raspbian Jessie) shows as supported on that web test, and also gets (over DHCP from router) a IPv6 address with prefix. 'ip address' lists 4 addresses (excluding loopback), one IPv4 which is correct, and three IPv6. The three IPv6 addresses all start with 'fe' and say 'scope link tentative dadfailed' after, and 'valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever' below.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 22:45
Are you sure it is coming from dhcp6 rather than autoconfigured via router advertisements? Did you configure dhcpv6 on the router?
– user4556274
Aug 28 '16 at 18:21
1
1
And where is your IP address coming from exactly? Are you specifying it manually?
– dobey
Aug 9 '16 at 1:28
And where is your IP address coming from exactly? Are you specifying it manually?
– dobey
Aug 9 '16 at 1:28
Oh, it's coming from router dhcp.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 1:30
Oh, it's coming from router dhcp.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 1:30
1
1
Does your ISP give you an IPv6 prefix? Does your router handle IPv6? What does
ip address say, are there any inet6 addresses not starting with f?– Dubu
Aug 9 '16 at 21:33
Does your ISP give you an IPv6 prefix? Does your router handle IPv6? What does
ip address say, are there any inet6 addresses not starting with f?– Dubu
Aug 9 '16 at 21:33
Yeah ISP gives prfix (2600: ...), and router does support it. Far as I can tell all my devices/machines can function over IPv6. Even my pi (running Raspbian Jessie) shows as supported on that web test, and also gets (over DHCP from router) a IPv6 address with prefix. 'ip address' lists 4 addresses (excluding loopback), one IPv4 which is correct, and three IPv6. The three IPv6 addresses all start with 'fe' and say 'scope link tentative dadfailed' after, and 'valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever' below.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 22:45
Yeah ISP gives prfix (2600: ...), and router does support it. Far as I can tell all my devices/machines can function over IPv6. Even my pi (running Raspbian Jessie) shows as supported on that web test, and also gets (over DHCP from router) a IPv6 address with prefix. 'ip address' lists 4 addresses (excluding loopback), one IPv4 which is correct, and three IPv6. The three IPv6 addresses all start with 'fe' and say 'scope link tentative dadfailed' after, and 'valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever' below.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 22:45
Are you sure it is coming from dhcp6 rather than autoconfigured via router advertisements? Did you configure dhcpv6 on the router?
– user4556274
Aug 28 '16 at 18:21
Are you sure it is coming from dhcp6 rather than autoconfigured via router advertisements? Did you configure dhcpv6 on the router?
– user4556274
Aug 28 '16 at 18:21
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It seems you have to set up DHCP to issue v6 requests on dhclient.conf.
Check this out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 (ISC DHCP v6 Client section).
There it suggests you can enable it by adding this line to /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf:
send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;
If you want to dig further on DHCP client settings refer to its man page, accessible either via the man dhclient.conf and this link: http://linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf
answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
212
I added 'send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;' to the dhclient.conf, and restarted networking/dhclient but nothing seemed to have changed. I looked at linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf and noticed it didn't have the 'From man dhclient.conf:' block of text mentioned on wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 which seems strange.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 6:39
True! It seems options on ubuntu's dhcp client with v6 support are not exactly the same in the original package. But that's amusing, they have a page to fix this specific issue with specific instructions... that don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:55
Do you have a line that reads iface eth0 inet dhcp in your /etc/network/interfaces file? if so, try adding also a iface eth0 inet6 dhcp line, that will be at least one of the causes it don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:57
I added that line, didn't seem to affect anything however. The file contained a comment and 2 lines, 'auto lo' & 'iface lo inet loopback'. The line is in there now though.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 23:03
add a comment |
I've found the "wide-dhcpv6-client" to be a little friendlier than that of ISC. Once installed, make sure you update /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client to match your intended interface. Take a look at /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client as well. Here's a decent starting point for a config:
interface eth0
{
send ia-na 1;
send ia-pd 0;
request domain-name-servers;
request domain-name;
request ntp-servers;
script "/etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6c-script";
};
Also, on 16.04, be careful with some of the sysctl options. There are some odd defaults that were introduced. You can show your route table with "ip -6 route". It should have a default listed (regardless of DHCP) if your router is indeed sending out RAs to the network. If not, check to make sure it's enabled with:
sysctl -a | grep accept_ra_defrtr
Your interface should not show "0" for that option if you're expecting a default route to be learned via RAs.
Dan
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
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It seems you have to set up DHCP to issue v6 requests on dhclient.conf.
Check this out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 (ISC DHCP v6 Client section).
There it suggests you can enable it by adding this line to /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf:
send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;
If you want to dig further on DHCP client settings refer to its man page, accessible either via the man dhclient.conf and this link: http://linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf
answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
212
I added 'send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;' to the dhclient.conf, and restarted networking/dhclient but nothing seemed to have changed. I looked at linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf and noticed it didn't have the 'From man dhclient.conf:' block of text mentioned on wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 which seems strange.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 6:39
True! It seems options on ubuntu's dhcp client with v6 support are not exactly the same in the original package. But that's amusing, they have a page to fix this specific issue with specific instructions... that don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:55
Do you have a line that reads iface eth0 inet dhcp in your /etc/network/interfaces file? if so, try adding also a iface eth0 inet6 dhcp line, that will be at least one of the causes it don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:57
I added that line, didn't seem to affect anything however. The file contained a comment and 2 lines, 'auto lo' & 'iface lo inet loopback'. The line is in there now though.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 23:03
add a comment |
It seems you have to set up DHCP to issue v6 requests on dhclient.conf.
Check this out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 (ISC DHCP v6 Client section).
There it suggests you can enable it by adding this line to /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf:
send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;
If you want to dig further on DHCP client settings refer to its man page, accessible either via the man dhclient.conf and this link: http://linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf
answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
212
I added 'send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;' to the dhclient.conf, and restarted networking/dhclient but nothing seemed to have changed. I looked at linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf and noticed it didn't have the 'From man dhclient.conf:' block of text mentioned on wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 which seems strange.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 6:39
True! It seems options on ubuntu's dhcp client with v6 support are not exactly the same in the original package. But that's amusing, they have a page to fix this specific issue with specific instructions... that don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:55
Do you have a line that reads iface eth0 inet dhcp in your /etc/network/interfaces file? if so, try adding also a iface eth0 inet6 dhcp line, that will be at least one of the causes it don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:57
I added that line, didn't seem to affect anything however. The file contained a comment and 2 lines, 'auto lo' & 'iface lo inet loopback'. The line is in there now though.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 23:03
add a comment |
It seems you have to set up DHCP to issue v6 requests on dhclient.conf.
Check this out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 (ISC DHCP v6 Client section).
There it suggests you can enable it by adding this line to /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf:
send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;
If you want to dig further on DHCP client settings refer to its man page, accessible either via the man dhclient.conf and this link: http://linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf
answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
212
It seems you have to set up DHCP to issue v6 requests on dhclient.conf.
Check this out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 (ISC DHCP v6 Client section).
There it suggests you can enable it by adding this line to /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf:
send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;
If you want to dig further on DHCP client settings refer to its man page, accessible either via the man dhclient.conf and this link: http://linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf
answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
212
answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
212
answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
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answered Aug 9 '16 at 5:08
Avenger
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I added 'send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;' to the dhclient.conf, and restarted networking/dhclient but nothing seemed to have changed. I looked at linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf and noticed it didn't have the 'From man dhclient.conf:' block of text mentioned on wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 which seems strange.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 6:39
True! It seems options on ubuntu's dhcp client with v6 support are not exactly the same in the original package. But that's amusing, they have a page to fix this specific issue with specific instructions... that don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:55
Do you have a line that reads iface eth0 inet dhcp in your /etc/network/interfaces file? if so, try adding also a iface eth0 inet6 dhcp line, that will be at least one of the causes it don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:57
I added that line, didn't seem to affect anything however. The file contained a comment and 2 lines, 'auto lo' & 'iface lo inet loopback'. The line is in there now though.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 23:03
add a comment |
I added 'send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;' to the dhclient.conf, and restarted networking/dhclient but nothing seemed to have changed. I looked at linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf and noticed it didn't have the 'From man dhclient.conf:' block of text mentioned on wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 which seems strange.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 6:39
True! It seems options on ubuntu's dhcp client with v6 support are not exactly the same in the original package. But that's amusing, they have a page to fix this specific issue with specific instructions... that don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:55
Do you have a line that reads iface eth0 inet dhcp in your /etc/network/interfaces file? if so, try adding also a iface eth0 inet6 dhcp line, that will be at least one of the causes it don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:57
I added that line, didn't seem to affect anything however. The file contained a comment and 2 lines, 'auto lo' & 'iface lo inet loopback'. The line is in there now though.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 23:03
I added 'send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;' to the dhclient.conf, and restarted networking/dhclient but nothing seemed to have changed. I looked at linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf and noticed it didn't have the 'From man dhclient.conf:' block of text mentioned on wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 which seems strange.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 6:39
I added 'send dhcp6.oro 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39;' to the dhclient.conf, and restarted networking/dhclient but nothing seemed to have changed. I looked at linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf and noticed it didn't have the 'From man dhclient.conf:' block of text mentioned on wiki.ubuntu.com/DHCPv6 which seems strange.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 6:39
True! It seems options on ubuntu's dhcp client with v6 support are not exactly the same in the original package. But that's amusing, they have a page to fix this specific issue with specific instructions... that don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:55
True! It seems options on ubuntu's dhcp client with v6 support are not exactly the same in the original package. But that's amusing, they have a page to fix this specific issue with specific instructions... that don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:55
Do you have a line that reads iface eth0 inet dhcp in your /etc/network/interfaces file? if so, try adding also a iface eth0 inet6 dhcp line, that will be at least one of the causes it don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:57
Do you have a line that reads iface eth0 inet dhcp in your /etc/network/interfaces file? if so, try adding also a iface eth0 inet6 dhcp line, that will be at least one of the causes it don't work.
– Avenger
Aug 9 '16 at 21:57
I added that line, didn't seem to affect anything however. The file contained a comment and 2 lines, 'auto lo' & 'iface lo inet loopback'. The line is in there now though.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 23:03
I added that line, didn't seem to affect anything however. The file contained a comment and 2 lines, 'auto lo' & 'iface lo inet loopback'. The line is in there now though.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 23:03
add a comment |
I've found the "wide-dhcpv6-client" to be a little friendlier than that of ISC. Once installed, make sure you update /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client to match your intended interface. Take a look at /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client as well. Here's a decent starting point for a config:
interface eth0
{
send ia-na 1;
send ia-pd 0;
request domain-name-servers;
request domain-name;
request ntp-servers;
script "/etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6c-script";
};
Also, on 16.04, be careful with some of the sysctl options. There are some odd defaults that were introduced. You can show your route table with "ip -6 route". It should have a default listed (regardless of DHCP) if your router is indeed sending out RAs to the network. If not, check to make sure it's enabled with:
sysctl -a | grep accept_ra_defrtr
Your interface should not show "0" for that option if you're expecting a default route to be learned via RAs.
Dan
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
add a comment |
I've found the "wide-dhcpv6-client" to be a little friendlier than that of ISC. Once installed, make sure you update /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client to match your intended interface. Take a look at /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client as well. Here's a decent starting point for a config:
interface eth0
{
send ia-na 1;
send ia-pd 0;
request domain-name-servers;
request domain-name;
request ntp-servers;
script "/etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6c-script";
};
Also, on 16.04, be careful with some of the sysctl options. There are some odd defaults that were introduced. You can show your route table with "ip -6 route". It should have a default listed (regardless of DHCP) if your router is indeed sending out RAs to the network. If not, check to make sure it's enabled with:
sysctl -a | grep accept_ra_defrtr
Your interface should not show "0" for that option if you're expecting a default route to be learned via RAs.
Dan
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
add a comment |
I've found the "wide-dhcpv6-client" to be a little friendlier than that of ISC. Once installed, make sure you update /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client to match your intended interface. Take a look at /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client as well. Here's a decent starting point for a config:
interface eth0
{
send ia-na 1;
send ia-pd 0;
request domain-name-servers;
request domain-name;
request ntp-servers;
script "/etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6c-script";
};
Also, on 16.04, be careful with some of the sysctl options. There are some odd defaults that were introduced. You can show your route table with "ip -6 route". It should have a default listed (regardless of DHCP) if your router is indeed sending out RAs to the network. If not, check to make sure it's enabled with:
sysctl -a | grep accept_ra_defrtr
Your interface should not show "0" for that option if you're expecting a default route to be learned via RAs.
Dan
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
I've found the "wide-dhcpv6-client" to be a little friendlier than that of ISC. Once installed, make sure you update /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client to match your intended interface. Take a look at /etc/default/wide-dhcpv6-client as well. Here's a decent starting point for a config:
interface eth0
{
send ia-na 1;
send ia-pd 0;
request domain-name-servers;
request domain-name;
request ntp-servers;
script "/etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6c-script";
};
Also, on 16.04, be careful with some of the sysctl options. There are some odd defaults that were introduced. You can show your route table with "ip -6 route". It should have a default listed (regardless of DHCP) if your router is indeed sending out RAs to the network. If not, check to make sure it's enabled with:
sysctl -a | grep accept_ra_defrtr
Your interface should not show "0" for that option if you're expecting a default route to be learned via RAs.
Dan
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
answered Oct 24 '16 at 13:24
Dan
112
112
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And where is your IP address coming from exactly? Are you specifying it manually?
– dobey
Aug 9 '16 at 1:28
Oh, it's coming from router dhcp.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 1:30
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Does your ISP give you an IPv6 prefix? Does your router handle IPv6? What does
ip addresssay, are there any inet6 addresses not starting withf?– Dubu
Aug 9 '16 at 21:33
Yeah ISP gives prfix (2600: ...), and router does support it. Far as I can tell all my devices/machines can function over IPv6. Even my pi (running Raspbian Jessie) shows as supported on that web test, and also gets (over DHCP from router) a IPv6 address with prefix. 'ip address' lists 4 addresses (excluding loopback), one IPv4 which is correct, and three IPv6. The three IPv6 addresses all start with 'fe' and say 'scope link tentative dadfailed' after, and 'valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever' below.
– TimothyC
Aug 9 '16 at 22:45
Are you sure it is coming from dhcp6 rather than autoconfigured via router advertisements? Did you configure dhcpv6 on the router?
– user4556274
Aug 28 '16 at 18:21