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Enabling IPv6 on PVE Virtual Machines

To enable IPv6 in PVE (Proxmox Virtual Environment), follow these steps:...

To enable IPv6 in PVE (Proxmox Virtual Environment), please follow these steps:

  1. Edit the file /etc/sysctl.conf and add the following lines at the end:
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net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra=2
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra=2
net.ipv6.conf.vmbr0.accept_ra=2
net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf=2
net.ipv6.conf.default.autoconf=2
net.ipv6.conf.vmbr0.autoconf=2
  1. Run the command sysctl -p or restart your host. Then, enter the command ifconfig to check if an IPv6 address has been assigned.

After completing these steps, your PVE system should have IPv6 functionality enabled.

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