Does my Virgin Media Hub 5 support ipv6?
Does my Virgin Media Hub 5 support IPv6? I see on the website it is supporting Wifi 6. I am assuming this is the same thing. If it does how do I get this turned on?
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Virgin Media’s Hubs (including Hub 5) do not currently provide IPv6 to customers in the UK. Virgin Media still runs its network on IPv4 with carrier‑grade NAT.
So even if the hardware could support IPv6, Virgin Media has not enabled it on their network, meaning:
- You cannot turn IPv6 on
- There is no hidden setting
- WiFi 6 has nothing to do with IPv6
- You must wait for Virgin Media to roll out IPv6 (no announced timeline)
Virgin Media Ireland
Completely different story.
- Virgin Media Ireland does support IPv6
- Native dual‑stack IPv4 + IPv6
- Residential customers get IPv6 automatically
- Uses DHCPv6‑PD (prefix delegation)
- Works on their standard modems and in modem‑only mode with your own router
So: Ireland = IPv6 is live. UK = IPv6 is not.
VM do NOT use CGN (Carrier Grade NAT). If they did you would have an IP address in the range 100.64.0.0 to 100.127.255.255 (see RFC1918) and with this it’s difficult to use port forwarding. Often IPs that use CGN actually do have IPv6. VM issue you a true IP which is ‘sticky’, that is it can change any time, but normally lasts for months.
At some point CGNAT will be enabled for VM but I think it will never happen under Docsis
My CGNAT by carefully coded router a long with modems with with a type of DAI would allow dynamic sharing AI learning of a WAN IP that splits into two for two users to use with that WAN IP on their device and allowing port forwarding with auto IP changing low DHCP lease should a port be in use. But no one wants to do it...
AFAIK, VM IE use CGNAT for the dual stack IPv4 and IPv6. If you need a DHCP IPv4 then you lose the IPv6 address. This choice is usually taken by gamers.
Considering the OP doesn't know the difference between a Wi-Fi standard and an Internet Protocol maybe we need to understand the ask first?
VM is still IPv4 not matter what router you get.
"So is the solution to buy a wireless router that is IPv6 compliant?" not strictly true. You can use just a router that does not have a WiFi access point included or turn off its WiFi SSIDs and use wireless access points that support IPv6. My setup uses a Unifi UDM Pro router with 2 ISP connections and neither has IPv6. The access points I use support IPv6 and I have about 60 devices on my Apple Home setup.
I'm certain that IPV6 will be implemented over XGS-PON with a staged rollout perhaps in 2028-32. There's a lot of backend work to be done. Or to put it another way, not on the legacy infrastructure.
