Android (lack of) support for DHCPv6

Wed Jun 10 05:38:42 UTC 2015

On Tue, 9 Jun 2015, Chris Adams wrote:

> Android devices (Samsung and LG) upgraded to Lollipop, I no longer have
> functioning IPv6 on wifi.  They connect and get an address (with privacy
> extensions even), but do not install an IPv6 default route.  They can
> talk to local IPv6 devices, but not the Internet.

My Nexus4 with Android 5.1.1 works just fine with IPv6 on wifi.

So talk to your handset manufacturer, they must have broke something.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se