IPv6
Asus RT-AX56U – IPoE – Ethernet
Asus RT-AX56U – PPPoE – Ethernet
Huawei HG659 – IPoE – Ethernet
Huawei HG659 – PPPoE – Ethernet
Mercusys MR30G – IPoE – Ethernet
Mercusys MR30G – PPPoE – Ethernet
Netcomm NF17ACV – IPoE – Ethernet
Netcomm NF18MESH – IPoE – Ethernet
Netcomm NF18MESH – PPPoE – Ethernet
Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 – IPoE – Ethernet
TP-Link VR400 – IPoE – Ethernet
TP-Link VR400 – PPPoE – Ethernet
- Running out of IPv4 addresses – the world is running out of address space on the older protocol and we need to switch to something larger.
- Remove multiple layers of Network Address Translation (NAT). Currently, the way we get around the shortage of IPv4 addresses is by using NAT to hide private addresses behind a public address and have a device translate between the two. This has limitations that can cause problems with some games, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and some business applications, especially voice. IPv6 does not have NAT as we have enough address space for every single device to have its own IPv6 address.
Leaptel has been trialling IPv6 access since early 2022. Our network is built as a dual-stack environment (so both IPv4 and IPv6 together) and customers have been able to enable IPv6 via the members portal via an opt-in process. Each customer who enables the service is:
- Allocated a Global Unicast address for their router connected to the internet.
- Allocated a /48 delegation for their router to use to allocate addresses to their entire household. That is enough for 65,536 LAN segments per household (most will only use 1) with each LAN segment capable of having 18 quintillion devices.
We support IPv6 on:
- nbn® customers connecting via PPPoE or IPoE.
- Opticomm customers connecting via PPPoE or via IPoE (in areas in which Opticomm’s infrastructure supports it).
- Lynham Networks (Lightning) areas via PPPoE.
We support IPv6 delivery via:
- DHCP for both link-local of your WAN address and a prefix delegation (PD).
- SLAAC for a /64 allocation to your WAN port.
Once your router has connected via IPv4, your router will then make a DHCP or SLAAC to request for IPv6. At that time we will provide your router with:
- A Global Unicast IP address for the router’s network port to us.
- A /48 prefix delegation for your router to make IPv6 work within your home network.
What then happens is your router will take the /48 delegation and in a normal home situation it will then allocate one /64 subnet from that delegation to your local network and begin making that address space available to your devices.
No. The default configuration of most IPv6-capable residential routers will have a firewall protecting your devices from the public internet. In addition to this most devices also have their own firewall to provide another level of protection.
Many devices will also randomise the address they use to ensure that the device keeps moving around, making it difficult to predict the address your device will have, providing you with another layer of protection.
Yes, static ipv6 blocks are orderable from our members portal.
Leaptel will return a /48 prefix delegation when you request IPv6.
The equipment Opticomm has installed at some locations is old and is not capable of correctly providing the Option 82 injection of your service ID to allow us to authenticate your connection. Once Opticomm upgrades the network infrastructure you will be able to get IPv6 at addresses that currently cannot.
When you go to turn on IPv6 we run a check with Opticomm to confirm if it is available and if it is not we cannot enable the protocol for you.
We would prefer you to obtain your DNS servers from DHCP however if you need to statically allocate DNS servers our servers are on our DNS page.
Leaptel offers a number of ways to configure IPv6 depending on what works for you best.
Most customers will use SLAAC for a IPv6 IP address to be allocated to their routers WAN port (the port between the router and Leaptel) and then use DHCP to obtain a prefix delegation to allocate addresses to their local network for the home to use. This is the default setup by most router manufacturers and no settings need to be changed to make ths happen.
Leaptel also supports:
- Using just SLAAC (handy when you want to plug your computer directly into the internet service bypassing the router for testing).
- Using DHCP exclusively for both Global Unicast and prefix delegation.
- Only requesting a prefix delegation via DHCP and using link-local on the WAN port to do routing.
No, Leaptel does not use any tunnelling to support IPv6. We run a Dual Stack environment.
In most cases the answer is no. FE80 addresses indicate that your router is using link-local addressing. If your router supports just using DHCP for prefix delegation then this will work.
But as most routers use SLAAC or DHCP to obtain a Global Unicast address this likely indicates that IPv6 is not working. To be sure use an IPv6 test site to test your connectivity.
Yes, Leaptel will allocate a /64 using SLAAC or a /128 via DHCP for your routers WAN port.
You can also just use DHCP prefix delegation and use link-local addressing on your WAN port if you prefer.
Yes, but you need to be careful to ensure that both DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 are turned off on your access point and that you are connecting the LAN ports of your access point to the LAN ports of your router.
If you don’t do this your access point will try and request a prefix from your router. This will go unanswered which will cause issues and could lead to the access point incorrectly returning to devices that it is also a router, breaking IPv6 from working.
Easiest way is to visit https://ipv6-test.com/ and confirm that it says the IPv6 is supported.
If you are having issues and contacting support, using this link https://isp.test-ipv6.com/ and providing the results url to our support team will help us to identify what is wrong so we can assist you.