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Hello guys,

I'm having a weird issue trying to launch a server with Assist. My ISP gives me a IPV4 address and within the modem somehow its being translated(tunneled) into a IPV6 address. I called the ISP and asked why this was happening and they said that they are running out of IPV4 addresses. This means a lot of people get the same IPV4 address as me and within the modem everyone else is getting an IPV6 address.

Now here is the problem:

When i start Assist it showes me the (shared)IPV4 address stating the necessary ports are closed. I tried port forwarding, DMZ etc but unfortunately everything i tried failed. Somehow there is a problem with IPV6 since within assist i am not able to select that address.

Is there anyway i could tell assist to use the IPV6 address over the shared IPV4 address ?

Any help is very appreciated guys!


Thnx in advance!

Hello Smoke,

I did forward and tried dmz on my local ip address bro.The problem is when i visite for example : http://www.sixxs.net/tools/gateway/, There is says "What Internet Protocol am i using"? There it states i'm using a IPV6 address and not the IPV4.

Now if i go to http://www.whatismyip.com/ it states a IPV4 address.

Can i force the multihome to use my IPV6 address ?

Thnx a lot!

Its for my brother man, he lives in Essen (Germany). His English is not that well so i posted in behalf of him since we both tried yesterday to start a server for hours. He uses Windows 7.

Click Start > Computer
Select Network on the left Side
Select Network and sharing Center (At the top)
Select Change Adapter Settings on the Left
Right Click on your Network Device
Click Properties
Uncheck Internet Protocal Version 6
Click OK.

If it breaks your internet (Meaning your ISP is not giving you an IPv4 Address) Simply follow the steps above, and Recheck Internet Protocal Version 6 then click ok.

Thanks for every information Smoke!,

I will try your solution and let you guys know if it worked!

Hello man

just a little info from http://computerworld.nl/
What is IPv6?


ipv6, Whatis, protocol
Feb 2. 2010 by Kristian Tuil Google+

Background - IT concepts are explained briefly and clearly. What is IPv6?

IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol version 6. It is the successor of IPv4, the protocol currently almost everywhere determines how Internet addresses look. IP addresses consist of 32 bits of IPv4 and look like 192.168.1.101. IPv6 has 128 bits and look like 3ffe: 6a88: 85a3: 08d3: 1319:8 A2E: 0370:7344

The major drawback of IPv4 is that there are only 4 billion possible combinations. Thereafter, the cake on. In IPv6, 50,000 quadrillion different possibilities. Because each device that accesses the Internet needs a unique IP address, and the number of undistributed now addresses the 4 billion begins to approach, is to replace IPv4. That may be, because IPv4 has been around since 1981.

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Wat is IPv6?


ipv6, watis, protocol
2 feb. 2010 door  Kristian van Tuil Google+ 

Achtergrond -  IT-begrippen kort en helder uitgelegd. Wat is IPv6?

IPv6 staat voor Internet Protocol version 6. Het is de opvolger van IPv4, het protocol dat momenteel nog bijna overal bepaalt hoe internetadressen eruit zien. IP-adressen van IPv4 bestaan uit 32 bits en zien eruit als 192.168.1.101. IPv6 telt 128 bits en zien eruit als 3ffe:6a88:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7344

Het grote nadeel van IPv4 is dat er slechts 4 miljard combinaties mogelijk zijn. Daarna is de koek op. Bij IPv6 zijn 50.000 quadriljoen verschillende mogelijkheden. Omdat elk apparaat dat het internet op gaat een uniek IP-adres nodig heeft, en het aantal uitgedeelde adressen inmiddels de 4 miljard begint te naderen, is IPv4 aan vervanging toe. Dat mag ook wel, want IPv4 bestaat al sinds 1981.