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ISP Address Field is Blank in DirectAccess Status and Reports

When viewing DirectAccess client status in the Remote Access Management console, you will notice that the ISP address field is blank for clients using the IP-HTTPS IPv6 transition protocol. However, the ISP Address information is displayed for clients using the 6to4 or Teredo IPv6 transition protocols.

This is expected behavior and occurs as a result of the way in which the DirectAccess reports obtain the client’s public ISP address information. The ISP address is derived from the IPv6 address used to establish the DirectAccess client’s IPsec Security Associations (SAs) on the DirectAccess server. For clients using the 6to4 or Teredo IPv6 transition protocols, the client’s public IPv4 address is embedded in its IPv6 address. This information is displayed in the ISP Address field. However, the IP-HTTPS IPv6 transition protocol uses completely random IPv6 addresses. Without an embedded IPv4 address, the Remote Access Management console lacks the information to display in the ISP Address field.

Updated 3/22/2015: With a little extra work it is possible to find the IPv4 ISP address for DirectAccess clients using the IP-HTTPS IPv6 transition protocol. For more information, please refer to Microsoft PFE Martin Solis’ excellent blog post on the subject here.

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