The latest firmware update for Apple’s AirPort and Time Capsule has the effect of tunneling IPv6 over IPv4 is no longer possible, users complain on Apple’s official support forum. The only solution is preliminary to a possible update to reverse.

Several users complain on the Apple support forum that ipv6-tunneling no longer works in the latest firmware update, as discovered 9to5mac. Airports and Time Capsules are updated to notify the user that the ipv6 connection is broken. The only way to work around the problem seems to be not installing the update.

 

AirPort Utility 5

1. Open AirPort Utility.
2. Select your base station and choose Manual Setup, or double-click the Wi-Fi base station icon.
3. Choose Base Station > Upload Firmware.
4. From the window that appears, select a firmware version and click OK. If you select Other from the Upload Version menu, you will be prompted to manually locate the firmware update.

AirPort Utility 6

1. Open AirPort Utility.
2. Select the base station you want to downgrade.
3. Place the mouse cursor over the version number and hold down the Option key to turn it into a pop-up menu. Press and hold the mouse button to open the menu.
4. From the menu that appears, select a firmware version and click OK. If you select Other, you will be prompted to manually locate the firmware update.

If the update has been installed, the problem can be solved by an old firmware version to install . Apple has not yet responded to the problem, so it is still unclear which it is due and when it is resolved. IPv6 tunneling makes it possible to make a connection over an IPv4-IPv6-connection. The protocols are not compatible, allowing a user to connect to tunneling as his ISP does not have ipv6 support

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