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Internet provider Yayzi Broadband has this afternoon informed ISPreview that they’ve begun to deploy Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) addressing across their entire network as part of a step toward “future-proofing our infrastructure and enhancing network performance, scalability, and connectivity“. But it will take a few “days” longer before it reaches every user.
Just for context. IP addresses help to connect your software and devices with others around the online world – like an ID number for your internet connection. The issue these days is that the existing IPv4 address space has been exhausted, which makes it difficult to add new connections without compromising by sharing IPs between many users (CGNAT, MAP-T etc.) or spending big to buy additional v4 addresses.
The long-term solution to the above challenge is adoption of IPv6 addresses, which are not directly compatible with IPv4 and so require a bit of an investment in order to make both work properly side-by-side (e.g. Dual Stack or other methods).
According to Yayzi, the changes will be deployed in a rolling schedule, beginning in the early hours of Monday 21st July, and should be completed by the following morning (8am Tuesday 22nd). During this time, as connections are moved to the new v6 configuration, customers may lose connectivity for up to 10 minutes. “This is normal and expected – please do not raise a ticket, your connection will return automatically,” said Yayzi.
Otherwise, no action will be needed for most customers, although those on third-party routers have been advised to “consult your router manufacturer for IPv6 setup instructions“. But Yayzi added that they “will provide only limited technical support for IPv6 configuration” and “does not support individual software application setups for IPv6“.
Enabling IPv6 on Yayzi-Supplied Routers
1 Log into your router.
2 Go to the Advanced page.
3 Click on the Network tab (left side), then select Internet.
4 Under “Modify,” click the pencil and paper icon.
5 Scroll to the IPv6 section and check the tick box.
6 Click OK at the bottom to save your settings.
7 Reboot your router to apply the changes.