Using VPS to host. Have more IPV6 than IPV4. Could really use compatability

It's time that gaming comes into the 21st century when it comes to networking. IPv6 is happening now. New IPv4 addressing is no longer available, and soon games will have to make the jump.

An implementing would be really usefull. Some Internet providers (for example Unitymedia in germany) only support ipv6. In addition, these providers force you to use their routers. These only work with ipv6 and even block tunneling tools like hamachi or openVPN.

In T84155#1441944, @flipmasterotr wrote:

An implementing would be really usefull. Some Internet providers (for example Unitymedia in germany) only support ipv6. In addition, these providers force you to use their routers. These only work with ipv6 and even block tunneling tools like hamachi or openVPN.

And where exactly is the issue? I am also customer of Unitymedia and haven't had any issues.

I am unable to host a multiplayer server or a dedicated server via the Unitymedia router. Unitymedia removed the ipv 4 support a few weeks ago without informing the customers. I had a long (and annoying) talk with the Unitymedia support. They safe their stock of ipv 4 adresses for business customers and their is no option to get an ipv 4 adress as a privat user.

In T84155#1441948, @flipmasterotr wrote:

I am unable to host a multiplayer server or a dedicated server via the Unitymedia router. Unitymedia removed the ipv 4 support a few weeks ago without informing the customers. I had a long (and annoying) talk with the Unitymedia support. They safe their stock of ipv 4 adresses for business customers and their is no option to get an ipv 4 adress as a privat user.

Interesting information there. Gonna see when this change applies to my region.

Soemthing new on the ipv6 issue?

Please add IPv6 support.

I can't play with my friends anymore...

Please add IPv6 support! It is really annoying not being able to play with my friends!

Still no ipv 6 Support.

Your Solution might be a Software called evolve (evolvehq.com). You and your friends install this software. Mind the YouTube Tutorial for network issues(Network Adapter->Set value in permissions to 1(cant remember exactly, plz double check)) its works similar to hamachi(but hamachi isnt currently working with Arma3), it will host a LAN Network via Internet so you can play with your friends. Evolve limits the network members to 20 players, but i think this is enough for a coop session. Let me know if it works, me and my group have a failure quote of zero!

2018, nothing yet.

And it won't happen anymore. Might aswell close this.

@Bohemia Any chance of this becoming a thing? A growing userbase can't host private servers anymore.

I self host for friends all the time. Can be done by setting up a static IP and forwarding ports on your router. Sometimes connecting clients will connect and drop without giving an error, I find that if you (the host) are in the mission select screen and not the slot-in screen of the mission while others are connecting they will stay connected. Use the instructions for Arma 3 from this site>> https://portforward.com/

@fire-39_1 this has nothing to do with port forwarding or a static IP, but people switching (or being forced to switch) to the new IPV6 Protocol which ArmA doesn't support. :-)

@fire-39_1 Which is impossible to do if your "static IP" is a v4 address behind carrier-grade nating and you *cannot* set up port forwards. Typically the case with ISP that are using DualStackLite to connect their customers.

In T84155#1808738, @TheSpiritof69 wrote:

@fire-39_1 Which is impossible to do if your "static IP" is a v4 address behind carrier-grade nating and you *cannot* set up port forwards. Typically the case with ISP that are using DualStackLite to connect their customers.

Yeah, that's the case in most of my country(Brazil), most of internet companies are using a cgnat so we cant foward any port anymore.

@Bohemia I just moved down the street and IPv4 is no longer supported for non business accounts. My "kind of expensive" server now only serves as a web browser. Please make this IPv6 thing work. If anyone knows how to make it work, let me know. I don't want to set up some LAN link as I want the server to be public again. I'm really sad that I cannot play my favorite game.

Please make ipv6 happen.

Bohemia, por favor, coloque esta implementação, está perdendo clientes fiéis por conta disto!

Won't do.