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How to solve IPv6 proxy failure?

    What is IPv6?

    IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol (IP) address standard intended to supplement and eventually replace IPv4, the protocol many Internet services still use today. Every computer, mobile phone, home automation component, IoT sensor and any other device connected to the Internet needs a numerical IP address to communicate between other devices. The original IP address scheme, called IPv4, is running out of addresses due to its widespread usage from the proliferation of so many connected devices.

    Different from IPv4, some websites in IPv6 are not available, such as: Amazon, etsy, paypal; common available platforms include Google, Facebook, YouTube, Vinted, Instagram, Linkedin, whatsapp, gmail, etc.
    What’s more, Maskfog provides a free trial of IPv6 private proxy. It is recommended to try it out before purchasing to make sure that IPv6 is suitable for your business scenario.

    How to ues IPv6 for free?

    After completing your account registration, enter the [proxy service] – [private proxy]-[buy proxy]-[Provider-Zone IPv6],then you will eligible for a free 3-day IPv6 proxy experience.

    It may have a proxy failure because the proxy method of IPv6 is slightly different from IPv4, please follow the following proxy failure solution to fix it.

    Check proxy software

    Most proxy software on the market already supports IPv6. If you fail to use the v2ray proxy, it is usually caused by the traffic detection in the proxy. v2ray will intercept the traffic and you need to turn it off.

    Closing method: enter settings – parameter settings – core basic settings – turn off traffic detectio

    Check the team network

    If you have disabled traffic detection or use other proxies, you can troubleshoot as follows:

    1. Check whether the team network is turned on.
      The specific location is in the [global settings] – [Team Network] – open team network

    2. To determine whether the team network uses socks5 as the proxy type, you need to use socks5 as your proxy type to use IPv6