diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6fa524e..6622899 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,25 @@
-**/*.pyc
+# cached dev files
+**/__pycache__/
+.mypy_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
 **/*.swp
+
+# python build assets
+.pybuild/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+
+# deb package build assests
+debian/confconsole/
+
+debian/.debhelper/
+debian/debhelper-build-stamp
+debian/*.debhelper.log
+debian/*.debhelper
+debian/*.substvars
+debian/files
+
+# other files/dirs
+tmp
+tags
+*.tar.bz2
diff --git a/confconsole.py b/confconsole.py
index a6353b2..02034d4 100755
--- a/confconsole.py
+++ b/confconsole.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ class Console:
     def __init__(
         self,
         title: str | None = None,
-        width: int = 60,
-        height: int = 20,
+        width: int = 65,
+        height: int = 25,
     ) -> None:
         self.width = width
         self.height = height
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ def __init__(
         advanced_enabled: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         title = "TurnKey GNU/Linux Configuration Console"
-        self.width = 60
-        self.height = 20
+        self.width = 65
+        self.height = 25
 
         self.console = Console(title, self.width, self.height)
 
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ def _validip(ifname: str) -> bool:
             ip = ifutil.get_ipconf(ifname)[0]
             if ip and not ip.startswith("169"):
                 return True
+            ip6 = ifutil.get_ipv6conf(ifname)[0]
+            if ip6:
+                return True
             return False
 
         defifname = conf.Conf().default_nic
@@ -437,7 +440,11 @@ def _get_ifconftext(self, ifname: str) -> str:
         text = f"IP Address:      {addr}\n"
         text += f"Netmask:         {netmask}\n"
         text += f"Default Gateway: {gateway}\n"
-        text += f"Name Server(s):  {' '.join(nameservers)}\n\n"
+        text += f"Name Server(s):  {' '.join(nameservers)}\n"
+        ipv6_addr, ipv6_prefix = ifutil.get_ipv6conf(ifname)
+        if ipv6_addr:
+            text += f"IPv6 Address: {ipv6_addr}/{ipv6_prefix}\n"
+        text += "\n"
 
         ifmethod = ifutil.get_ifmethod(ifname)
         if ifmethod:
@@ -500,21 +507,31 @@ def usage(self) -> str:
         ip_addr = self._get_public_ipaddr()
         if not ip_addr:
             ip_addr = ifutil.get_ipconf(ifname)[0]
-
+        ipv6_addr, ipv6_prefix = ifutil.get_ipv6conf(ifname)
         hostname = netinfo.get_hostname().upper()
 
         try:
             with open(conf.path("services.txt")) as fob:
                 t = fob.read().rstrip()
-                text = Template(t).substitute(appname=self.appname,
-                                              hostname=hostname,
-                                              ipaddr=ip_addr)
+                text = Template(t).safe_substitute(
+                    appname=self.appname,
+                    hostname=hostname,
+                    ipaddr=ip_addr,
+                )
         except conf.ConfconsoleConfError:
             t = ""
-            text = Template(t).substitute(ipaddr=ip_addr)
+            text = Template(t).safe_substitute(ipaddr=ip_addr)
+
+        if ipv6_addr:
+            text += "\n"
+            text += f"\nIPv6 Web:  https://[{ipv6_addr}]"
+            text += f"\nIPv6 SSH:  root@{ipv6_addr}"
+
+        gap = self.height - len(text.splitlines()) - 11
+        gap = gap if gap >= 1 else 1
 
-        text += f"\n\n{tklbam_status}\n\n"
-        text += "\n" * (self.height - len(text.splitlines()) - 7)
+        text += f"\n\n{tklbam_status}"
+        text += "\n" * gap
         text += "         TurnKey Backups and Cloud Deployment\n"
         text += "             https://hub.turnkeylinux.org"
 
diff --git a/ifutil.py b/ifutil.py
index 62356ae..9537897 100644
--- a/ifutil.py
+++ b/ifutil.py
@@ -413,8 +413,11 @@ def set_dhcp(ifname: str) -> str | None:
             raise e
         finally:
             output = ifup(ifname, True)
-
-        net = InterfaceInfo(ifname)
+        for _retry in range(10):
+            net = InterfaceInfo(ifname)
+            if net.address:
+                break
+            sleep(1)
         if not net.address:
             raise IfError(f"Error obtaining IP address\n\n{output}")
         return None
@@ -437,6 +440,25 @@ def get_ipconf(
     return (None, None, net.get_gateway(error), get_nameservers(ifname))
 
 
+
+def get_ipv6conf(ifname: str) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+    """Get IPv6 global address and prefix for an interface."""
+    try:
+        out = subprocess.check_output(
+            ["ip", "-6", "addr", "show", ifname, "scope", "global"],
+            text=True, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+        )
+        for line in out.splitlines():
+            line = line.strip()
+            if line.startswith("inet6"):
+                parts = line.split()
+                addr_prefix = parts[1]
+                addr, prefix = addr_prefix.split("/")
+                return (addr, prefix)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return (None, None)
+
 def get_ifmethod(ifname: str) -> str | None:
     interfaces = NetworkInterfaces()
     interfaces.read()