the strangest network issue

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jordan12

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So I have google Fiber. I use my own router. (Happens with their router as well)

Just started 2 days ago. On my desktop, if I ping any devices on the network, all I get back is the MAC Address. I power cycled everything. I reset the router. Called Google and they didn't see any issues.

Any ideas on what I can do?
 
Boot a linux live cd/usb and try it there--sounds like some sort of malware has compromised all the windows boxes. :( If that's the case, linux will work fine.
 
So I was wrong. I am not getting a MAC Address. It is an IPV6 Address. Not the IPV4 address. Just started 2 days ago
 
jordan12 said:
So I was wrong. I am not getting a MAC Address. It is an IPV6 Address. Not the IPV4 address. Just started 2 days ago
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If you are getting a ping back, you should be good. 6 vs 4 isn't really important, as long as all your devices support the protocol being used or your router supports both in some way.
 
Nobu said:
If you are getting a ping back, you should be good. 6 vs 4 isn't really important, as long as all your devices support the protocol being used or your router supports both in some way.
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I thought so too...But my single issue with it being this way is the fact that I cannot connect to my NAS GUI because when I open a browser and put in the NAS IP, it claims it cannot connect..So not sure how to fix that issue..
 
jordan12 said:
I thought so too...But my single issue with it being this way is the fact that I cannot connect to my NAS GUI because when I open a browser and put in the NAS IP, it claims it cannot connect..So not sure how to fix that issue..
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Enclose the IPv6 address in square brackets ("[ ]") when you put it in the address bar, no spaces. Might have to manually type the https:// part, too.

Edit, for example: https://[1111::77:8888]/
 
Nobu said:
Enclose the IPv6 address in square brackets ("[ ]") when you put it in the address bar, no spaces. Might have to manually type the https:// part, too.

Edit, for example: https://[1111::77:8888]/
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that worked. Thank you sir. I feel a lot better now.
 
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