Hosting a server with IPv6 AND IPv4

[Clawhammer]

Hello,

 

is it possible to host a server if i have no public ipv4 address? Our entire village got superb glass fibre, perfect conditions to host a server. But with ipv6 that get bridged down somehow to ipv4 at our internet provider to talk with the rest of the world.

 

If i check whatsmyip.com he tells me the same ipv4 address like my neighbour.

 

Is there still a trick to do it? I tried to add port 10308 to my firewall and port forwarding list but without any luck. My server does not show up on the serverbrowser nor is reachable with the ip i got from whatsmyip.com (I am not surprised).

 

Thanks for help!

[BitMaster]

no, iirc.

 

BTW, you need more than the ports you listed, depending on how your outbound Fw is configured, XMPP proto needs to be allowed as well to go outbound. Search the forum for "XMPP", you will find my old thread with response from devs. That has all the port info you need, in- and outbound traffic.

 

To my best knowledge, DCS core is not IPv6 ready. Until that has taken place, you will need a full valid public IPv4 with control over the firewall.

 

What might help, call your ISP and ask if you can have a public IPv4, maybe for 1,99€/month or so.

 

My last ISP wanted 1,99€/month for that, my current ISP ( Vodafone) gave it to me for free after telling them that all my VPN connections are dead, which is worse than DCS not working. Vodafone is real nice with this issue, BUT they told me they DO NOT do it for gamers. So if you call, say you need your VPN working as you work from home.

 

Give it a shot, bee there twice and could always solve it with a call to my ISP.

[kreisch]

I'm struggling with the same issue, using a Port-Mapper at http://www.feste-ip.net.

 

So far guys can join my server using the IPv6, but the server does not appear in the list - so DCS itself is already IPv6 ready, the problem seems to be somewhere else.

[fargo007]

When I join my dedicated server (local, same switch) DCS defaults to the v6 IP. So IPv6 works.

 

You won't be able to get it to appear in the list however, as the IPv6 isn't going out of your provider's router and making it all the way to the DCS data center.

 

Just join by IPv6 IP, and you will be fine.

[xvx45]

Here an extract from my server log :

 

2018-10-16 04:01:52.637 INFO NET: server has started

2018-10-16 04:01:56.641 INFO NET: No UPNP devices found.

2018-10-16 04:01:56.641 INFO NET: Successfully set up Dual-Stack socket, using both IPv4 and IPv6

2018-10-16 04:01:56.641 INFO NET: Listen to IPv6 on port 10308

2018-10-16 04:01:56.643 INFO NET: Registering server as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:10308 (port is assumed to be open).

 

Server listen on both IP v4 and IP v6, not seem to be a problem.

[mwd2]

Why do we still have problems to host a server with IPv6 only connections?

[djlang1978]

Did you find a solution? I have not had problems running a dedicated server until the last update and now I only see it on the LAN and there is no flag of my country on the list. Noone from outside can see it. My ip in the bottom corner shows as an ipv6.

[c0ff]

To my best knowledge, DCS core is not IPv6 ready.

 

It is fully IPv6 for quite a while already. There was even a bug with empty server list on the machines with disabled IPv6, because all IPv4 addresses inside were mapped to IPv6.

 

The only thing which is not IPv6-ready ATM is the master server, which keeps the list.

So you can host IPv6-only right now, but

1) your server won't be listed and your clients will have to use either direct address, or DNS-name.

2) obviously, it will only serve IPv6-clients. For example, my ISP does not support IPv6 so I won't be able to connect to your server, no matter if it is listed or not.

[Phoenix FR]

It is fully IPv6 for quite a while already. There was even a bug with empty server list on the machines with disabled IPv6, because all IPv4 addresses inside were mapped to IPv6.

 

The only thing which is not IPv6-ready ATM is the master server, which keeps the list.

So you can host IPv6-only right now, but

1) your server won't be listed and your clients will have to use either direct address, or DNS-name.

2) obviously, it will only serve IPv6-clients. For example, my ISP does not support IPv6 so I won't be able to connect to your server, no matter if it is listed or not.

How can i define the way that my server work only in IPV 4, is there a settings in the config file of the dedicated server ?

[kreisch]

Is there any plan to extend the master server to provide the IPv6 addresses?

It is really annoying because this prevents 50% of our squadron to "host a mission quickly".

[Madfish]

If you're hosting IPv6 only then only IPv6 capable clients can connect. Considering even the most established providers do not support native non carrier grade IPv6 that's very unlikely to happen in a squadron. Literally all your members would have to fix their own WAN IPv6 first. Most carriers still apply dual stack configs.

 

 

What you can ask them to do is to apply a carrier configured port forwarding. Your ISP sets up the routing for necessary ports which will terminate at your endpoint. That way you can host a dual stacked IPv4 server.

[Phoenix FR]

On the server, i have both protocol IPV6 and IPV4 enabled. So for me, it should be fine.