After running a mikrotik router for a long time and fighting with the IPv6 configuration, I gave up this week and started using pfSense as a test. Within about half an hour (after figuring out the USB boot option wasn’t possible with my machine) I was up and running better than ever!
WAN interface config
General Configuration
- IPv6 Configuration Type: DHCP6
DHCP6 Client Configuration section
- Advanced Configuration: not needed
- Use IPv4 connectivity as parent interface: enabled
- Request only an IPv6 prefix: enabled
- DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation size: 56
- Send IPv6 prefix hint: enabled
- Debug: disabled
- Do not wait for a RA: disabled
- Do not allow PD/Address release: disabled
LAN Interface Configuration
General Configuration
IPv6 Configuration Type: Track Interface
Track IPv6 Interface
- IPv6 Interface: WAN
- IPv6 Prefix ID: 0 (default)