InstructureCon 2024  |  July 9th – 11th

InstructureCon 2024
July 9th – 11th

How to disable IPV6

If your connection to BigBlueButton repeatedly reconnects, and you connecting from home, your router might be inadvertently closing your connection.

If this is the case (especially if you are using Spectrum in the US), you can resolve this by disabling IPV6 on your computer or router.

Disable IPV6 on Windows 10

On Windows 10, right-click on the “Network Windows 10 Network Icon / Wi-Fi Windows 10 Network Icon” icon on the bottom-right corner of your screen.  You’ll see a pop-up menu.

Open Network Settings

Click Open Network and Sharing Center.  You’ll see the Settings dialog.

Network Sharing Center

Click Change adapter options (highlighted in the picture above).  You’ll see a list of network adaptors. Look for the currently active adaptor (it will be either Ethernet or Wi-Fi).

Network Adapters

Right click on your active network adapter and select Properties.

Adapter Properties

In the Properties window, scroll down until you see Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6).

Properties Window

Un-check the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) checkbox, click on OK to save the changes, and restart your computer.

Disable IPV6 on Mac OS X

To disable IPV6 on Mac OS X, do the following

1. Open System Preferences and click the Network icon.

2. Select the network you are using – It will usually be labeled Wi-Fi.

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3. Click the Advanced.. button.

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4. Click the TCP/IP tab.

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5. Select the Configure IPv6 drop-down menu and set it to Link-local only.
 
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6. Click the OK button. 

Restart you Mac.

Disable IPV6 on your Spectrum Router

If you have the rac2v1k spectrum router, you can disable IPV6 using router’s web-based interface.
 
To login to the router’s web-based interface, look for the URL and login password are on the back of the router.  It’s likely http://192.168.1.1 and admin/admin.
 
Once logged in, click Advanced (at the top), then click IPV6 (left-hand side), and then under IPV6 LAN settings, choose Disable (as show below).
 
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then click Apply.

After a few moments, the router will indicate the update is complete.  Try logging into the BigBlueButton session again.