# No ipv6 address shown

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/no-ipv6-address-shown/22259>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 9, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/no-ipv6-address-shown/22259 "2019-08-09T13:38:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/no-ipv6-address-shown/22259/4 "2019-08-09T20:30:53Z")

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> [@adavis59](#):
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> ## Expected Behaviour:
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> Pi to show me IPv6 address, for routers IPv6 static DNS.
> 
> ## Actual Behaviour:
> 
> nothing shown withing pi-hole dashboard.

The address we show here is the address Pi-hole uses when operating in [Full IP blocking mode](https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/blockingmode/#pi-holes-full-ip-blocking). Since we roll out unspecific IP blocking as standard mode, an empty IPv6 field is of no consequence at all for your Pi-hole.

As you're already quoting your `setupVars.conf`: The value of `IPV6_ADDRESS` will be shown in this field. If you want to see this field getting populated you can run `pihole -r` and select Reconfigure. This will also reconfigure your IP addresses. However, this should not be needed. Just use the `2403:....` address you found using `ip a` in your router\*.

\*) Check that this is in fact a static IP. There are _many_ Internet service providers that change the IPv6 prefix on a regular basis. If you find that this is the case, you can go for an ULA based solution. See

> [@Use IPv6 ULA addresses for Pi-hole](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/use-ipv6-ula-addresses-for-pi-hole/2127):
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> Many users have reported that frequently changing IPv6 addresses cause page load to be slow or even prevent from working at all. The issues can be fixed by updating the IPv6 address in /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf followed by a run of pihole -g. However, this solution turns out to be very inconvenient since it might be necessary to change the IPv6 address on a regular basis (maybe even multiple times a day). An alternative approach we are currently looking into is the usage of ULA addresses which…

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