Hi, I am new to Azure and would like to connect my device to the IoT Hub using MQTT and IPV6 (my only option for now). As far as i know IPV6 is not yet supported in IoT Hub. I have already successfully sent data with my device using MQTT (using the paho mqtt packet library) and IPV6 to different brokers. How should i go about connecting my device to the IoT Hub? thanks

@NickWeliodro-9668 Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum! Yes, your understanding is correct. IPv6 is currently not supported on IoT Hub. Also, note that IoT Hub is not a full-featured MQTT broker and does not support all the behaviors specified in the MQTT v3.1.1 standard. To know more about how devices can use supported MQTT behaviors to communicate with IoT Hub, please see how to Communicate with your IoT hub using the MQTT protocol .

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AshokPeddakotla-MSFT 35,766 Reputation points

2021-03-18T08:59:18.69+00:00

@NickWeliodro-9668 Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum!
Yes, your understanding is correct. IPv6 is currently not supported on IoT Hub.
Also, note that IoT Hub is not a full-featured MQTT broker and does not support all the behaviors specified in the MQTT v3.1.1 standard.
To know more about how devices can use supported MQTT behaviors to communicate with IoT Hub, please see how to Communicate with your IoT hub using the MQTT protocol.
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Haris Papageorge 251 Reputation points

2021-03-18T10:07:43.99+00:00

Ok, i had read all that previously to posting. So there is no way i can communicate with the IoT Hub by IPV6?

Could i somehow use a virtual network inside Azure and use that as a bridge to the IoT Hub?

thanks

AshokPeddakotla-MSFT 35,766 Reputation points

2021-03-18T16:50:41.81+00:00

@NickWeliodro-9668 I have further enquired and found that currently protocol gateway is the only workaround we have. Please check Microsoft Azure IoT Protocol Gateway for more details.

Also, I would request you, kindly provide your feedback on the User Voice entry and upvote for this feature.

Do let us know if you have any further queries.

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Haris Papageorge 251 Reputation points

2021-03-19T12:42:22.213+00:00

Alright, thanks for pointing me to the right direction.

Take care and i will provide feedback

thanks
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