Ok, actually the ISP router is also trying the multicast after failing the unicast:
Here are two packets, the first one works, the router responds (openbsd box), but the second one is ignored. first one (works is responded to): [+] Frame 12012: 86 bytes on wire (688 bits), 86 bytes captured (688 bits) on interface vport0, id 0 [+] Ethernet II, Src: ASUSTekC_42:5c:dc (7c:10:c9:42:5c:dc), Dst: IPv6mcast_ff:01:00:01 (33:33:ff:01:00:01) [-] Internet Protocol Version 6, Src: fe80::7e10:c9ff:fe42:5cdc, Dst: ff02::1:ff01:1 0110 .... = Version: 6 [+] .... 0000 0000 .... .... .... .... .... = Traffic Class: 0x00 (DSCP: CS0, ECN: Not-ECT) .... 1110 0100 0001 1111 0010 = Flow Label: 0xe41f2 Payload Length: 32 Next Header: ICMPv6 (58) Hop Limit: 255 Source Address: fe80::7e10:c9ff:fe42:5cdc Destination Address: ff02::1:ff01:1 Source SLAAC MAC: ASUSTekC_42:5c:dc (7c:10:c9:42:5c:dc) [-] Internet Control Message Protocol v6 Type: Neighbor Solicitation (135) Code: 0 Checksum: 0xd6ae [correct] Checksum Status: Good Reserved: 00000000 Target Address: 2a02:aa08:xxxx:xxxx::1:1 # redacted [-] ICMPv6 Option (Source link-layer address : 7c:10:c9:42:5c:dc) Type: Source link-layer address (1) Length: 1 (8 bytes) Link-layer address: ASUSTekC_42:5c:dc (7c:10:c9:42:5c:dc) [=] second one (doesn't work, is ignored): [+] Frame 10611: 86 bytes on wire (688 bits), 86 bytes captured (688 bits) on interface vport0, id 0 [+] Ethernet II, Src: Cisco_4e:41:74 (00:df:1d:4e:41:74), Dst: IPv6mcast_ff:01:00:01 (33:33:ff:01:00:01) [-] Internet Protocol Version 6, Src: fe80:b2b:11fe:161::2, Dst: ff02::1:ff01:1 0110 .... = Version: 6 [+] .... 1110 0000 .... .... .... .... .... = Traffic Class: 0xe0 (DSCP: CS7, ECN: Not-ECT) .... 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 = Flow Label: 0x00000 Payload Length: 32 Next Header: ICMPv6 (58) Hop Limit: 255 Source Address: fe80:b2b:11fe:161::2 Destination Address: ff02::1:ff01:1 [-] Internet Control Message Protocol v6 Type: Neighbor Solicitation (135) Code: 0 Checksum: 0x9de0 [correct] Checksum Status: Good Reserved: 00000000 Target Address: 2a02:aa08:xxxx:xxxx::1:1 # redacted [-] ICMPv6 Option (Source link-layer address : 00:df:1d:4e:41:74) Type: Source link-layer address (1) Length: 1 (8 bytes) Link-layer address: Cisco_4e:41:74 (00:df:1d:4e:41:74) [=] -- Nicolas Goy Engineer & Developer https://www.kuon.ch https://www.goyman.com