IPv6 passthrough mode?

[abellaj]

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Original Poster:Charles Zhu 5380

I have a NETGEAR modem + router C7800. Previously I had another NETGEAR R7800 router connected under the modem's LAN, and R7800 can set IPv6 to "passthrough" mode to allow devices connected to R7800 to acquire IPv6 addresses directly from C7800.

Now I replaced R7800 with a Google Nest Wi-Fi router. However, Google Nest Wi-Fi router only has an "IPv6" switch on/off, but does not provide any advanced options to set IPv6 address mode, which makes devices connected to Google Nest Wi-Fi not able to acquire IPv6 addresses because my C7800 cannot assign a subnet prefix to it for delegation.

It would be nice if Google Nest Wi-Fi can do IPv6 passthrough.

Changing network topology or setting C7800 to modem-only is NOT an option. Thanks!

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Reference: NETGEAR's user manual explanation of "IPv6 passthrough"

Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection
In pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports (LAN and WAN Ethernet
ports) for IPv6 packets. The router does not process any IPv6 header packets.
To set up a pass-through IPv6 Internet connection:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
The IPv6 page displays.
5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Pass Through.
Specify Your Internet Settings
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

[Jeff]

Hey, Charles Zhu 5380.

Thanks for reaching out with your suggestions. We appreciate comments from the community about what features they would like to see and we pass these along to our internal teams here. I can definitely see how it would improve your experience and would be a benefit to others as well.

For now, I'm going to go ahead and close the thread, but we will make sure these comments are seen internally. Thanks again.