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  • Re: stray ipv6 router????

    From Graham J@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 29, 2026 08:18:17
    T wrote:
    Hi All.

    I just got off a remote session with a customer.ÿ They somehow
    have a second router hooked up somewhere that is handing out
    ipv6 addresses.

    Other than going in to their facility in person and checking
    behind EVERY desk at EVERY Ethernet outlet, is there a way to
    disable the stinker?

    No.

    Go there and charge them accordingly.

    --
    Graham J

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.6
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Graham J@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, January 31, 2026 12:53:42
    T wrote:
    [snip]

    Go there and charge them accordingly.


    Appt set for Friday afternoon.

    What did you find?

    --
    Graham J

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.8
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Graham J@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 22:09:56
    T wrote:
    [snip]


    What did you find?

    No extra router.

    What a difference being on site makes!
    [snip]>
    All the network setting finally show up.ÿ I configured
    IPv4 for DHCP and turned IPv6 off.

    And everyone now prints!


    Good work!


    --
    Graham J

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.10
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 17:43:36
    On Sun, 2/1/2026 5:50 AM, T wrote:

    No extra router.

    What a difference being on site makes!

    The old printer that had not worked for over four years
    got tossed in the trash. Finally!

    The newer printer with the local IPv6 address totally
    had its networking trashed.

    IPv4 was no where to be found in network settings.
    IPv6 was also missing.ÿ Could not find a network
    or system reset.

    I did

    [1] a power cycle
    [2] firmware upgrade
    [3] Network reset (its showed up)

    All the network setting finally show up.ÿ I configured
    IPv4 for DHCP and turned IPv6 off.

    And everyone now prints!

    -T

    That's what it says on the side of your business vehicle.

    "King Of Printing"

    Even people with no printer, have discovered that
    now they can print!

    Paul



    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.10
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Char Jackson@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 19:49:20
    On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 02:50:03 -0800, T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    On 1/31/26 4:53 AM, Graham J wrote:
    T wrote:
    [snip]

    Go there and charge them accordingly.


    Appt set for Friday afternoon.

    What did you find?



    No extra router.

    What a difference being on site makes!

    The old printer that had not worked for over four years
    got tossed in the trash. Finally!

    The newer printer with the local IPv6 address totally
    had its networking trashed.

    IPv4 was no where to be found in network settings.
    IPv6 was also missing. Could not find a network
    or system reset.

    I did

    [1] a power cycle
    [2] firmware upgrade
    [3] Network reset (its showed up)

    All the network setting finally show up. I configured
    IPv4 for DHCP and turned IPv6 off.

    And everyone now prints!

    IMHO, shared network resources, such as printers, should never be
    configured to use DHCP to acquire an address. Sooner or later, there's
    going to be a problem there.


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.10
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)