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Q: why no IPv6 on os x server?

My Sierra (and El Capitan) OS X server doens't have IPv6 address.

so every service must be accessed via IPv4 addressing.

 

I set-up all my mac with DHCP for IPv4, "automatically" for IPv6

So my client mac's are supplied IPv4 address and IPv6 address.

With the same set-up, my OS X server doens't have IPv6 address.

 

Why OS X server has only IPv4 address?

Mac mini, OS X Server, Sierra

Posted on Sep 26, 2016 4:12 PM

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Q: why no IPv6 on os x server?

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  • by John Lockwood,

    John Lockwood John Lockwood Sep 27, 2016 2:33 AM in response to ogawa9
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    Servers Enterprise
    Sep 27, 2016 2:33 AM in response to ogawa9

    It is possible to configure network settings both via the GUI in System Preferences and via the command line i.e. in Terminal. It seems that if IPv6 has been previously disabled via the command line it cannot be re-enabled via System Preferences.

     

    Try the following - adjusted for the name of your network interface

     

    sudo networksetup -setv6automatic Ethernet

     

    You can list all the network interfaces you have to find the correct one by using the following command

     

    networksetup -listallnetworkservices

  • by ogawa9,

    ogawa9 ogawa9 Sep 27, 2016 1:05 PM in response to John Lockwood
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    Sep 27, 2016 1:05 PM in response to John Lockwood

    thanks.

    but nothing has changed.

    this is the dump:

     

    > networksetup -listallnetworkservices

    An asterisk (*) denotes that a network service is disabled.

    Ethernet

    Bluetooth PAN

    Wi-Fi

    USB Modem

    FireWire

    Thunderbolt Bridge

    >


    unfortunately, my machine is working with network drives, I'll reboot it after a day.