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I thought ipv6 solves the address problems. I was under the (obviously false?) assumption that I'd get an ipv6 address assigned to my machine at home and I would be able to use if (my ISP supports ipv6).

Why does ip -6 address only show a link-local address on my box?

2: enp1s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 state UP qlen 1000
    inet6 fe80::<address>/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Can my router (via its dhcp) assign one to me? Or is this something I have to request from the ISP?

Basically I want to register a DNS address with that AAAA record and ipv6 address.

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  • does your router have an IPv6 address? Does it support IPv6 at all? Have you configured it correctly?
    – Jaromanda X
    Apr 11, 2023 at 1:52
  • Talk with your ISP. ServerFault is explicitly not covering home networks, only business networks.
    – vidarlo
    Apr 11, 2023 at 5:33
  • I fiddled around my router, and indeed, it had ipv6 disabled! So after enabling it, I finally got an ipv6 address
    – unsafe_where_true
    Apr 11, 2023 at 14:01
  • Consider answering your own question, ideally a good answer with details like which router, where is the enable toggle, basics of your network design, and which ISP.
    – John Mahowald
    Apr 11, 2023 at 23:23
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    @transient_loop go ahead - an answered question is good anyway.
    – vidarlo
    Apr 12, 2023 at 6:39

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I figured out my local ISP supports ipv6 - but my router had ipv6 disabled.

The router is a TP-Link TL-WR940N.

I only had to navigate to "IPv6 support" and in the configuration there hit the checkmark for "Enable", accept all the defaults, and then Save.

After that, I disconnected my device from the network, then reconnected, and I obtained an ipV6 address.

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