IPv6 - IP address lost after ~30-90 minutes

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Hi there,

I'm using a T3200M in bridge mode for my 300/300 PureFibre connection in Surrey, with my own hardware connected to port 1 of the TELUS modem. I've also tried using a switch between the ONT and the TELUS modem and my own router. The same issue happens as described below.

Specifically, I'm noticing that when the personal router picks up IPv6 addresses for IP and DNS, it functions normally for anywhere between 30 and 90 minutes, after which each and every IPv6 test site reports that no IPv6 address exists for my connection and it stops functioning. For whatever reason, the v6 IP gets dropped, and as far as v6 is concerned, I'm dead in the water. IPv4 works the entire time, regardless, otherwise I wouldn't be able to type this (lol).

Is there something that I need to have configured on my account for IPv6 to continue to function normally beyond the initial 30-90 minutes? I'd like to use the connection for NAT-less gaming on my Xbox, and for obvious future-proofing reasons. Rebooting the modem takes the v6 IP forever to re-bind, but when it does, it again only functions for 30-90 minutes before going AWOL.

Before you tell me that it's an issue on my personal router, I eliminated that as a source of the problem by connecting my PC to the TELUS modem directly on another port, and the same issue occurs: the v6 address drops and connectivity ceases.

Thanks for your attention!


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