topic Re: IPv6 arrives on an EE FTTC connection in Broadband & Landline

IPv6 arrives on an EE FTTC connection

Worried_of_Kent — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:15:56 GMT

Seems my FTTC service switched on IPv6 quite recently: just checked tonight.

Router is a Smart Hub (not sure what vintage) firmware v0.09.01.09281-EE updated 7/12/2023

Making sure router uses SLAAC address allocation ("stateless") allows every device, Windows, Mac and Android, to get an IPv6 address.

On the machines themselves, I've switched DNS to the Google public servers, both for IPv4 and IPv6.

test-ipv6.com reports "10/10", with ISP as BT-US-AS BTnet UK Regional Network.

So, no more need to use the Hurricane Electric tunnelbroker service, and all the Google 'captchas' it forced upon me.

Re: IPv6 arrives on an EE FTTC connection

XRaySpeX — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:56:32 GMT

That's your local LAN IPs but if you're on a legacy BB plan externally it's still using IPv4.

Which EE BB plan are you on including its speed? What EE router do you have (read its label)?

Re: IPv6 arrives on an EE FTTC connection

Worried_of_Kent — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:50:17 GMT

Thank you for replying. This is an 80MB incoming, 20MB outgoing FTTC service. I can't get to the router because I run the Internet for a number of premises, including my flat, and I can't access the incoming line at night.

Here is the traceroute to Google:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 2a00:23c6:832b:4501:1a82:8cff:fe90:80c5
2 4 ms 3 ms 3 ms 2a00:2302::1103:203:36f
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms peer3-et4-0-7.slough.ukcore.bt.net [2a00:2380:106::75]
6 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms 2a00:2380:2015:3000::1f
7 9 ms 8 ms 8 ms 2a00:1450:8125::1
8 * * 8 ms 2001:4860:0:1::50a2
9 8 ms 9 ms 8 ms 2001:4860:0:1::7dc4
10 18 ms 8 ms 8 ms 2001:4860::c:4002:aff6
11 9 ms 9 ms 8 ms 2001:4860::9:4001:45d3
12 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms 2001:4860:0:1::7dff
13 19 ms 17 ms 19 ms 2001:4860:0:1::54d3
14 8 ms 9 ms 8 ms lhr25s34-in-x0e.1e100.net [2a00:1450:4009:820::200e]