I wonder if we can use this to get around their broken SIP-ALG... Jared Mauch
> On Nov 23, 2013, at 1:22 AM, Andrew D Kirch <trel...@trelane.net> wrote: > > Special thanks to Alexander from AT&T's "Tier-2" dept, though my suspicion is > that that is not where he works, as he seems exceptionally clueful. > Additional thanks to Owen DeLong who finally got me off my ass to actually do > this, I'll see you in the sky! > > Ok, is this core routing? not really, but it's nice to see a major clue > injection over at AT&T Uverse. I'm using this to document the MASSIVE > bureaucratic PITA which is getting native IPv6 on uverse. You'll start from > the default service on a 2wire "modem" (for values of modem that equate to > profanity). If you have the Motorola NVG589, count yourself lucky and skip > most of these steps. > > Abandon all hope ye who enter here.... > > Step 1: contact AT&T Uverse support and complain that you need IPv6 (because > we all need it, I in fact do for work). > Step 2: general confusion as the level 1 droid doesn't know what IPv6 is, > politely request to be transferred to tier 2 > step 3: you will be told that tier 2 is a paid service, invoke the almighty > FCC and ask to speak with a supervisor, expect a long hold here. > step 4: you arrive at tier 2, mention that IPv6 won't work on your 2wire and > that AT&T has broken your protocol 41 tunnel with <insert tunnel broker here, > usually HE> > step 5: you'll need to get your 2wire replaced with a Motorola NVG589. Again > you will be threatened with a cost to upgrade, mine was waived due to the > work requirement. I'd guess some additional complaining and escalation will > get this fee waived. My recollection was it was $100. The new modem is good > news for quite a few reasons, the 2wire sucks, the Motorola sucks > significantly less, and has a built in battery backup, but mine lacked the > battery. > step 6: you'll receive the motorola by mail, or have a tech install it, they > actually had a tech in my area and I had an AT&T tech at my door in less than > 20 minutes from when I got off the phone with tier-2 (I about died from the > shock). > step 7: configure the motorola (192.168.1.254) for passthrough, > DHCPS-dynamic, disable the firewall, the "advanced" firewall, hpna, wireless, > etc. > Step 8: reboot to push the public IP to your real router. > step 9: head over to the Motorola's home network tab, and in the status > window you'll see: > > > IPv6 > > Status Available > Global IPv6 Address 2602:306:cddd:xxxx::1/64 > Link-local IPv6 Address fe80::923e:abff:xxxx:7e40 > Router Advertisement Prefix 2602:306:cddd:xxxx::/64 > IPV6 Delegated LAN Prefix 2602:306:cddd:xxxx:: > 2602:306:cddd:xxxx:: > > > In reality additional poking leads me to believe AT&T gives you a rather > generous /60, but how to use it? > step 10: set up dhcpv6, example for mikrotik follows (but should be easily > convertible to nearly any router): > > /ipv6> export > # dec/31/2001 20:26:03 by RouterOS 6.6 > # software id = 5F2Y-X73L > # > /ipv6 address > add address=2602:306:cddd:xxxx::1 from-pool=AT&T interface=bridge1 > /ipv6 dhcp-client > add add-default-route=yes interface=ether10 pool-name=AT&T > > I hope that this is of help to someone. > > Andrew
