Comparison of IPv6 support in routers

This is a comparison of consumer and commercial network routers in regards to their support of the IPv6 protocol.

Manufactururer

Model

Native IPv6 support?

IPv6 support via
third-party firmware?

Notes

Reference links

Apple

Airport Extreme Base Station

Supports IPv6 over WAN or via a network tunnel, cannot route IPv6 directly over DSL.

Apple

Time Capsule

Supports IPv6 over WAN or via a network tunnel, cannot route IPv6 directly over DSL.

AVM

FRITZ!Box Fon wlan 7390

Supports IPv6 over WAN DSL or via a network tunnel.

1

AVM

FRITZ!Box Fon wlan 7270

Supports IPv6 over WAN DSL or via a network tunnel.

2

Billion

BiPAC 7402XL

3

Billion

BiPAC 7402X

4

Billion

BiPAC 7402GXL

5

Billion

BiPAC 7402GX

6

Billion

BiPAC 7402NXL

7

Billion

BiPAC 7402NX

8

Billion

BiPAC 7401VGP-R3

The recommended VoIP modem from Internode.

9

Billion

BiPAC 7401VGP-X

10

Billion

BiPAC 7404VGP-X

11

Billion

BiPAC 7404VGO-X

12

Billion

BiPAC 7404VNP-X

13

Billion

BiPAC 7404VNO-X

14

Billion

BiPAC 7700N

15

Billion

BiPAC 7800

Firmware version 1.06d still does not support IPv6 on this model, no ETA available from Billion.

16

Billion

BiPAC 7800N

Supported as of firmware version 1.06d.

17

Billion

BiPAC 7800NL

18

Cisco

830 Series

IPv6 supported by PLUS images of IOS release 12.3(4XG) forward.

19

D-Link

DIR-615

IPv6 supported by hardware revisions C1 and E. Earlier revisions and revision D do not support IPv6.

20

D-Link

DIR-632

21

D-Link

DIR-655

IPv6 supported by hardware revision B. Earlier revisions do not support IPv6.

22

D-Link

DIR-825

IPv6 supported by hardware revision B. Earlier revisions do not support IPv6.

23

D-Link

DHP-1320

24

Draytek

Vigor 2130n

Motorola

SBG6580

25

Netgear

WNR3500L

IPv6 supported (26 Firmware Version 1.2.2.30)

27

Netgear

WNDR3700/WNDR37AV

IPv6 supported (28 Firmware Version 1.0.7.98), WNDR37AV is identical to a WNDR3700

29

OpenWRT (replacement firmware)

n/a

n/a

8.09 supports v6 routing with Quagga. 10.03.1 supports v6 routing with Quagga & BIRD.

30

DD-WRT (replacement firmware)

n/a

n/a

31

Tomato-USB (replacement firmware)

n/a

n/a

Version 1.28 or later.

32

Trendnet

TEW-652BRP

Supports IPv6 when flashed with D-Link DIR-615 rev. C1 firmware update.