I’ve changed internet providers. I now have IPv4 and IPv6. Can I configure the node to work using IPv6? With IPv6, is it no longer necessary to open ports? I now have the nodes unconfigured. If I add IPv6 to the configuration, they appear unconfigured.

You can have dual stack, yes. You don’t need to masquerade with IPv6 but you still need to allow incoming traffic on that port on the firewall. You also need to add AAAA dns record. What do you mean by “unconfigured”? If the status shows Online you are good. If it does not - you are not. But why a…

[image] arrogantrabbit: dual stack He looked at the router. The router was misconfigured. I changed the settings. It now appears configured and online. Is it difficult to set up dual stack?

Once you get lan devices assigned IPV6 addresses, (all the SLAAC or DHCPv6, prefix delegation. etc), then it’s just this: [image] arrogantrabbit: you still need to allow incoming traffic on that port on the firewall. You also need to add AAAA dns record. Check this too: [image] …

[image] Vicente: Is it difficult to set up dual stack? It’s a learning curve, but once setup, works mostly like ipv4. Most of my internet traffic still uses ipv4 though (around 80%).

I use dynu ddns. It detects IPv4 and IPv6. IPv6 detects me with the port closed. Is this okay? Do you mean firewall on the router or in Windows? I’m not going to configure it; there’s nothing to gain. [image]

[image] Vicente: port closed. Is this okay? Obviously, not. [image] Vicente: firewall on the router or in Windows Both. You need to do everything you did for IPv4, except DNAT). When you create “port forwarding” rule on most routers two things are happening: a firewall rule is cre…

[image] Vicente: Do you mean firewall on the router or in Windows You will need to run Dynamic DNS on client, not router, they will be different IPv6 addresses. On router/firewall you need to allow the inbound IPv6 traffic to client ip/port(s). No DNat or port forwarding. on client firewal…

Node on IPv4 and IPv6

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arrogantrabbit June 6, 2025, 5:13pm 4

Once you get lan devices assigned IPV6 addresses, (all the SLAAC or DHCPv6, prefix delegation. etc), then it’s just this:

Check this too: