BT fail yet again

[Steve]

The 7800N works with IPv6 and IDNet

[Niall]

I know it's working now as I'm typing this, and my last years worth of whinges

[Adrian]

I  wonder why I am having problems then

[pctech]

Check for updated firmware on the Billion site http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/79/bipac-7800n

[Steve]

I  wonder why I am having problems then

It works automatically once enabled on the 7800N (no messing required), if it doesn't support have not yet allocated you any IPv6 addresses.

[Adrian]

A bit of experimenting shows that I do sometimes get a brief connection, such as a few seconds, and I can briefly access a web site but only it would seem by IPv4, then I get disconnected. Once in a while I get a sustained connection but cannot access the internet from my Mac, so something clearly isn't right.

I have the latest router firmware but I will wait for a response from IDNet support, hopefully on Monday.

[Adrian]

Hmm, Brian at IDNet confirmed that the IPv6 stuff is/was allocated at sign up. I have given him details of what I am seeing here but so far no reply.

I have reinstalled the 1.06g firmware and even gone back to 1.06f.dc1. I have tried factory resets but no change so I am now officially completely stumped.

In the immortal words of Blackadder, WIBBLE! 

[Steve]

I'm running the later firmware but had no issues with the one your using.


My wan config IPv6 enable,IPv6 address ::, Obtain IPv6 address automatically, DNS - blank

IPv6 autoconfig- server enable,stateless

[Adrian]

Latest firmware is 1.06g  which I have, other settings are the same as yours, Steve.

[Adrian]

I have just tried to reconnect with IPv6 and everything is working normally. Literally seconds later I had an e-mail from Brian at IDNet support to tell me they had allocated another IPv6 address range. Another e-mail has just told me that the problem seems to have been that original IPv6 range didn't look right.

Full marks to IDNet support

[Simon]

Thanks for letting us know.