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Check for updates via IPv6

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:38 pm
by andvary
Hi everyone.

I have a dual-stack router (firmware version 6.41). When trying to upgrade firmware (System-Packages-Check for updates) my router uses IPv4 to contact Mikrotik upgrade server.
Is there any way I can force it to use IPv6 for updating?

Re: Check for updates via IPv6

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:16 pm
by sebastia
Depends if the update url even provides an IPv6 ip...

Re: Check for updates via IPv6

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:04 pm
by andvary
It does
C:\Users\user>nslookup upgrade.mikrotik.com
Addresses:  2600:9000:2074:c600:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          2600:9000:2074:f400:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          2600:9000:2074:1400:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          2600:9000:2074:5e00:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          2600:9000:2074:1600:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          2600:9000:2074:9800:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          2600:9000:2074:d400:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          2600:9000:2074:5800:1f:88e9:60c0:93a1
          13.33.244.40
          13.33.244.21
          13.33.244.111
          13.33.244.61
          13.33.244.125
          13.33.244.62
          13.33.244.101
          13.33.244.29
Aliases:  upgrade.mikrotik.com

Re: Check for updates via IPv6

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:46 pm
by sebastia
Then it's up to the dual stack impl in RouterOS and possibly application, which stack is preferred. One isn't better than other, the complement each other from the point of view of connectivity.