Ipv6 is fully alive for any and all docis 3 devices they support. I have an Ipv6 address. Still trying to use it. On Dec 1, 2016 10:47 AM, "Michael Butash" wrote: > Ah, your system got a v6 autoconfig address or something that it thinks > it's functional enough to use. I've seen this before, your stack is > wanting to use v6, but v6 no workie in reality. More than a few companies > spontaneously broke with this sort of behavior at large when a network guy > randomly plays with v6 features in the router. > > Problem is v6 is still a sad state of affairs as a whole, and _not_ > automagical to work without some serious elbow grease plus giving a damn > still. > > Best to usually just disable it until you have need to otherwise use it > specifically that you're going to ensure it works. I've seen this wreak > havoc in a network with partial (ahem, someone screwing around) enabling v6 > that hosts start trying to use it, but really can't. Usually it's disabled > locally in the network config or via GPO push for windoze, under linux > using a kernel flag. > sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1 > sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1 > > Far as I know cox doesn't still support ipv6 in residential (their folks > and vendors can't figure it out either), so unless you're tunneling a > device to a v6 provider with a real good reason to do so, there isn't much > point. Keeping v6 on and default also leaves your system potentially open > to exploit (no one is administratively preventing attacks against you here > either probably), most best practices state to disable it unless you enable > with reason. > > As a network guy, dealing with the 128bit v6 addressing makes my head > hurt, I just hope to retire before I really have to care about supporting > it in reality. Vendors still can't get clients to play well universally, > even android is one of the biggest offenders of this still, each has quirks > (autoconfigure vs dhcpv6?), and generally only used where there is no > option. Everyone who could hoarded most of the v4 addresses, they now sell > like gold while everyone else struggles with v6 doom. > > -mb > > > On 12/01/2016 07:16 AM, Michael wrote: > > figured it out... the modem needed a refresh. > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:01 AM, Michael wrote: > >> I restarted the computer and things load as normal but I have no >> connectivity. So I restarted and load windows to see if it was a Linux >> problem. After windows finally started Google and Facebook were the only >> pages that would load of five or six. What does it sound like the problem >> is? >> >> On Nov 30, 2016 9:48 PM, "Stephen Partington" >> wrote: >> >>> sounds like connectivity issues with IPv6 >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Michael wrote: >>> >>>> it froze again. last line: >>>> 89% [Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (2001:67c:1560:8001::11)] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 8:15 PM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, I don't know about "nothing" but I try to open a libreoffice >>>>> calc document and it won't open all the way. Theprogress bar goes almost >>>>> all the way.... but not quite. So I try to open another but the same thing >>>>> happens. And another.... and another. Then I try to update the computer but >>>>> it won't. Then I try to update with apt but it freezes on apt-get >>>>> update... this is the last line: >>>>> >>>>> 100% [Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (2001:67c:1562::19)] >>>>> >>>>> Then I try apt-get upgrade but the last line is: >>>>> >>>>> 0% [Connecting to mirrors.advancedhosters.com (2a02:b48:6:1::2)] >>>>> [Connecting to >>>>> >>>>> So I don't know what to do.... >>>>> >>>>> hmmmm.... as I was typing it started the upgrade again. what is going >>>>> on? >>>>> -- >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >