Plex media server doesn't recognize valid IPv6 address ranges for non-auth required addresses

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When I add a properly formatted IPv6 address range in the “List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth” field, Plex does not recognize the address as a valid address.

My current entry looks similar to this:

192.168.1.0/24,2600:abcd:1234:5678::/64

I find in my Plex Media Server.log file the following errors:

Dec 25, 2017 18:28:34.725 [0x7f712e7ff700] ERROR - Error parsing allowedNetworks ‘2600:abcd:1234:5678::’: Invalid argument

Using the format 2600:abcd:1234:5678::/64 is the proper method for specify an IPv6 address range and should be supported by any application that conforms to IPv6 standards.

Please address.

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That field does not support IPv6 values.

IPv4 only.

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@ChuckPA said:
That field does not support IPv6 values.

IPv4 only.

I think that’s the point the OP is making; it’s utterly ridiculous to have partial IPv6 support.

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Same issue here. When will IPv6 be supported for allowedNetworks?

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I do not have a date yet.
There is recent work to finalize support now that IPv6 is becoming more widespread.
I will ask for more information at the next staff meeting.

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Hoping for some progress on this. 7 months has elapsed, I had hoped this would have been supported by now.

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No update at this time.

When ready, it will be stated in the release notes.

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Hi there, this issue seems to be open since 2017 - so it getting two years old. IPv6 is a requirement that isn’t new, and partial support is an interesting but useless concept.

So it (playing Compuserve and coming up with “its done when its done”) isn’t helpful. Is there a reliable date in the roadmap? Is a fix to this problem (and IPv6 full support) even on the roadmap?