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authorAhmed Abdelhalim <[email protected]>2026-07-08 14:28:33 +0200
committerAhmed Abdelhalim <[email protected]>2026-07-08 16:55:30 +0200
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Route IPv6 through WireGuard VPN via radvd and static gateway
Add radvd to gateway role to advertise Pi as high-preference IPv6 default router using the stable ULA prefix (fd1e:.../64). With FritzBox also sending RAs, devices end up with ECMP between Pi and FritzBox. To solve this, add network_ipv6_gateway (Pi's link-local) as a static route with metric 100 to all managed hosts — beats RA metric 425, ensuring all IPv6 default traffic goes through Pi. Fix IPv6 MASQUERADE in gateway-apply-rules: - Direct mode: add MASQUERADE on end0 (LAN devices use ULA source addresses not known to FritzBox, so Pi must NAT them) - FORWARD rules: restrict to RELATED,ESTABLISHED only — previously the broad ACCEPT rule passed un-NAT'd packets alongside masqueraded copies, causing duplicate SYNs, conntrack corruption, and RSTs - MASQUERADE/clear rules: match by interface not by source subnet (devices may use any source address, not just the ULA prefix) - VPN mode return traffic: explicitly restrict to wg+→end0 direction Add network_ipv6_gateway var (optional) to network role NM templates (ethernet, wifi, bridge) — injects a static IPv6 default route at metric 100 when set. Add rpi5 static route to FritzBox link-local so Pi keeps IPv6 after FritzBox RA is disabled. Force SSH to IPv4 for *.local hosts (AddressFamily inet) — prevents Ansible from hanging on mDNS returning multiple IPv6 addresses. Update gateway and pihole READMEs with two-step IPv6 setup process. Co-Authored-By: Claude.ai
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@@ -19,20 +19,22 @@ gateway_router_interface: "end0"
### IPv6 Support (Optional)
-IPv6 gateway is enabled by setting both `network_ipv6_address` and `gateway_local_ipv6_subnet`:
+IPv6 gateway is enabled by setting `gateway_local_ipv6_subnet` to the ULA prefix advertised by radvd:
```yaml
-network_ipv6_address: "2a02:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx::254/64" # Pi's IPv6 address
-gateway_local_ipv6_subnet: "2a02:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx::/64" # LAN IPv6 subnet
+gateway_local_ipv6_subnet: "fd00:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx::/64" # ULA prefix (stable, router-independent)
```
-To disable IPv6 entirely, remove both variables from `host_vars`. The role will:
-- Omit `accept_ra` sysctl (no IPv6 interface key written)
-- Skip IPv6 iptables masquerade rules (`gateway_local_ipv6_subnet` defaults to `""`)
-- Leave `net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=0`
+When set, this role:
+- Enables `net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1` and `accept_ra=2` on `gateway_router_interface`
+- Deploys radvd advertising the ULA prefix with `AdvDefaultPreference high` — Pi wins as IPv6 default router
+- Adds ip6tables MASQUERADE/FORWARD rules matching by interface (not subnet) so all source addresses are handled
-**Note:** `accept_ra` is set per-interface (`gateway_router_interface`) only when IPv6 is enabled.
-This prevents rogue RA acceptance on WireGuard and LAN interfaces.
+**Prerequisite:** Disable the router's RA (FritzBox: Home Network > IPv6 > Router advertisement > ❌) after
+setting `network_ipv6_gateway` in `host_vars` so Pi keeps its static IPv6 default route to the router.
+See `roles/pihole/README.md` for the full two-step setup.
+
+To disable IPv6, leave `gateway_local_ipv6_subnet: ""` (default). The role skips all ip6tables rules and disables radvd.
## Network Architecture
@@ -63,9 +65,9 @@ Client Devices (192.168.1.0/24)
**Direct Mode Characteristics:**
-- All traffic NAT'd through router interface (`end0`)
-- Direct IPv4/IPv6 routing to ISP
-- Standard internet routing
+- IPv4 traffic NAT'd through router interface (`end0`)
+- IPv6 forwarded without NAT (globally routable addresses, native routing)
+- Standard internet routing via ISP
## Requirements