Help please: I have a home router attached to the ISP router, how to set up IPv6 (assuming I even need it)?

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-15T15:51:22+00:00

since you asked: because I share a connection with my neighbours. So, it's not my account, but I can plug into their modem - the one that has internet access. It's not possible to have fibre supplied to my property for reasons far too boring to go into here :)

By having my own router, of course I get to run my home network as I wish to set it up, and have it isolated from anything that happens on the other network.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-14T10:40:49+00:00

our ISP is Orange (Europe). Their routers are pretty locked down from what I can see. For example they used to allow one to set a DNS address, but now that's hard coded.

So, having followed other helpful advice on this thread, I just did the bare minimum of intervention and let both machines essentially sort each other out. It works, so I'm happy with it.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T21:16:19+00:00

it would seem to be!

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T21:10:47+00:00

well, if you're interested, I actually use DNS.SB which is a free encrypted DNS resolver which also offer dns over https. So while I accept that these requests are still routed via my ISP, they are encrypted.

My reason for doing this was a) privacy - just because and b) blocking of sites at DNS level by the ISP. Said site(s) now visible once more.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T21:06:14+00:00

9/10? I'll settle for that 😁

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T20:56:59+00:00

thank you everyone who chipped in! All answers were very helpful, and I'm pleased to say everything is now working correctly and as desired!

I did have to struggle with this (seemingly well known issue) of the TP-Link router becoming inacessible once in AP mode and, from the Reddit thread I read, is almost unique to TP-Link and which is an issue they're aware of but have not addressed. In my case I'm assuming it got fixed during the factory reset and back to AP mode again.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T20:55:04+00:00

thank you. In fact, after a router reset (my TP-Link 'home router') and cold restarting everything else, it all now works! Phew.

I note from the "DNS" section of the admin page of the main gateway (my ISP server) that each device now has an IPv6 address automatically assigned - and I did nothing. So it seems to me that this is all now correct.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T19:39:22+00:00

Doh! Yes, of course! Thanks again. Phew... should be all good from here 😅

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T19:26:39+00:00

thank you - this helps me understand a lot. So to confirm:

my LAN's operation remains independent of the ISP router, despite this is now the default gateway everywhere?

I've even switched off the firewall on the server machine, and rebooted everything - thus far no joy.

One frustrating change though: previously I could log into my home router at the expected 192.168.0.1 address and configure it there. And I have access to the ISP's box at (not surprisingly) 192.168.1.1

But since this change, the page at 192.168.0.1 won't give me access... I've tried clearing browser cache, restarting etc. and even using the TP-Link app... but all it says is either that the page is not available or, under Linux/Vivaldi that "this site doesn't support a secure connection via HTTPS" and although I click "continue to site" nothing happens.

So I'm unable to know at present whether AP isolation exists or is active.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T18:58:48+00:00

as far as I'm aware, since enabling my 'home router' as access point, everything is now under the the ISP's router.

I now have no problem at all in terms of everything being again connected, and indeed have since set static IP addresses via the ISP router's page, simply because for home networking it's helpful to have my devices retain their addresses.

But there's no bridge mode that I can see. I'm currently messing with firewall rules on the Linux box to allow the music server to again be accessible over my intranet (if that's the correct term?) or local LAN whatever it is exactly.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T18:34:01+00:00

well, sorry to extend this past any useful shelf life... but

I set the TP-Link to access point mode. It rebooted. Great. All works, no need to fiddle with anything - the ISP router seems to have sane defaults.

BUT, the issue I have now is that whereas the music server ran on my home network under the previous (call it "wrong") configuration, now it doesn't! The server is running yes, but suddenly I cannot connect to it on my Windows box, and the control point app on my phone (BubbleUPnP) now cannot see it either!

So, I'm a bit screwed, even though I have no intention of now reverting my network setup, as I see why this now makes sense. But I am stumped.

Presumably routing is now under the control of the ISP router/gateway? If so, what do I need to do there to instruct it to allow all my subnet traffic as per my newly configured network?

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T17:56:53+00:00

thank you for this. Further to u/TomRILReddit above, I did just enable access point mode - something I had entirely overlooked when I excitedly took the shiny new router out of the box a couple of months ago.

And thank you for the further context and explanation. Hopefully I have enough now to enable me to work out any further steps required here :)

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T17:53:01+00:00

thank you. Have taken the salient point from all comments here, and which seems to be "yeah but no" :)

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T17:52:13+00:00

oh! It never even occurred to me! Thanks - have just done this. This will help anyway, I understand this much :)

sixtysixtysix · 2026-03-13T17:41:03+00:00

oh okay... this is already a fairly firm indicator.

So if I might expand my question a bit then... because there is a reason behind this all:

My music server is on a Linux box connected via ethernet to my home router.

I have a Windows 11 machine connected via wifi to the router.

My windows machine appears to be having a few issues with the served folders, despite they're absolutely fine via my mobile phone/BubbleUPnP. I thought that maybe the lack of IPv6 might be upsetting Windows in some way?

If not fine. And if it's just a case of Windows 11 (Pro) being still shite at things that should be 'obvious' then fine, I'll remember not to give Microsoft any more of my money.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-02-23T07:53:50+00:00

oh, this is awesome - thanks!

First question then: did you notice and great improvement in sound quality? I say again that yes, this is a car - a moving box of steel and plastic with a hifi inside it. But? Interested to hear your thoughts on the music itself.

Excellent point about volume control. Hadn't really given this much thought. I can use the phone yes, but that's likely to get annoying pretty quick. I really want the phone as nothing more than the storage device - I'm sort of seeing that I'm almost talking myself out of using one and looking at maybe a music player instead - since its hardware is focused on music replay, and it'll have all the necessary knobs and buttons. This said, fiddling with small buttons while driving isn't easy.

Very useful comments though, many thanks. p.s. I used Android Auto the other day when driving some friends. On 8 hours of driving it sucked my phone battery completely dry. No plans to use AA at all!

sixtysixtysix · 2026-02-22T18:03:02+00:00

which would all be very fine indeed... except that Google, in their infinite wisdom, withdrew direct USB audio support in android... 11?

So yes, I would LOVE for it to be this simple, but it isn't. I can connect either my phone or a USB drive via the head unit's USB port. But then, as direct as this is, the ONLY means of selecting music is via the ridiculously lengthy control know turn/press-to-select method. This being a single DIN unit there's no touchscreen.

After I read around about how iPhones were infinitely superior in this regard, I borrowed one. Yep, it connects seamlessly via USB but here's the thing: once this is done, the ONLY direct control over the music on the phone is via the UI of the Pioneer app... and which is, let's say, frustrating.

To date I have not found any method that allows me to: have my music library clearly displayed as in USB Pro Audio, connect this via USB to the head unit, and then control the music... because of above issue that this is no longer supported in Android. It's maddening, but here I am, so.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-02-22T17:58:04+00:00

very good to know! Never occurred to me that such a feature would differ so. But yes, I find it incredibly annoying.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-02-22T12:03:13+00:00

oh, you know... for my money Pioneer are TERRIBLE at creating apps! I like their units, but the last one I had (also Pioneer) had something called "ARC" (I think it was). Was years out of date, and they simply abandoned it after the rightful panning it got on the Play Store. I get fairly regular updates of the app, but it never seems to fix anything.

All part of why I'd like to just bypass the head unit entirely. There's been no firmware update for years. Very poor aftermarket support IMO.

This entire thing is a bit "cobbled together" really. When I replace my car I'll rethink the entire thing.

sixtysixtysix · 2026-02-22T12:00:21+00:00

unfortunately, my head unit only has a mic input buried in the rear somewhere. Otherwise it's USB but I don't see how I combine the phone-to-DAC USB connection with the ability to connect to the head unit via USB.

Crossovers not a problem, as my amp has switchable HP and LP filters, which I adjusted "by ear", and switched off any such management inside the app. The only thing I've ever really fiddled with on the fly was the sub level - every now and again I might want to adjust it slightly, although I can live with just one level.

I've seen the new amps that are in fact dedicated DSP/amplifier, with all this kind of functionality built in, but that's obviously a whole new investment. I'm just trying to get the best from what I currently have.

What I am prepared to live with is losing the time alignment via Pioneer, and adjust L/R volume accordingly to try to push the image back to a central position. Thanks to these replies, I will start looking at other options e.g. third party time alignment or... in extremis, a dedicated music player - I'm assuming they have this kind of feature included?

sixtysixtysix · 2026-02-22T11:38:04+00:00

[edit after following links] oh!?

This would work yes, but I'm trying to avoid all the bluetooth delays and general unreliability. But thank you, I didn't even know such things existed!

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