IPv6 support on Virgin Media

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Doubt IP v6 will ever happen on the DOCSIS network.

In 10 years we still be using IPv4

Just wanted to chime in and mourn the loss of the 10 year old original IPv6 thread. It had become a bit of legend; at least it's still there, even if it's locked.

As I noted back in 2023, CityFibre are coming to my area and they're finally pulling fibre on my street, so I should be free of Vermin Media in the next few months 😀

Which reminds me of the thread started by VM asking what we thought of the new, improved User Forum. It produced a stream of complaints asking for return of the old format. All of which were totally ignored. 

ipv6 is unlikely to happen on HFC network; this network is in just feed/water mode to keep it alive until XGS-PON replaces it and no more investment. On the XGS_PON network it will but not until a later date; you cant get an ipv6 WAN address at the moment. That's how I understood from various things....

I see that according to google's ipv6 tracker (https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html#tab=per-country-ipv6-adoption) ipv6 adoption has now moved over 50% in the states and is currently nearly 49% here in the UK.

I've had IPv6 with BT for a long time, but there are still some Openreach based ISP's that don't use IPv6.  As long as VM UK don't use the VM IE method of CGNAT for IPv6 it should be okay eventually?   As for VM and FTTP upgrades, they put the small FTTP cabs in our area, about 3 years ago(?) and I've not seen any work since. 

Okay, so openreach have finally emailled me to say that my postcode can now get full speed fibre. up to now Virgin has been the only ISP option that provided me with faster speeds but I've always missed havibng IPv6... I posted in the mega thread a number of times.

Now apparently I can get any ISP to offer me fibre at speeds up to 1600Mbps so when my current contract ends, I have options. I'm currently signed up until august so there's some time to do some homework... :) it's a shame as I've not had any major problems with virgin apart from being so backwards that they don't support a modern IP stack. as I use a homelab, ipv6 would be handy..

carl_pearce  I’d be interested in knowing how your router speeds are with IPv6 ?  I know mine isn’t great and tops out about 400 mb and the CPU is hammered. IPv4 however is hardware accelerated and handles 900 fine at about 5% CPU.