As security people, we all know that having too many options is always a bad thing: simple setup is often more secured than a complex setup. And, when it comes to IPv6, there are THREE ways to ...

In this chapter, you will learn about the addressing used in IPv4 and IPv6. We'll assign addresses of both types to various interfaces on the hosts and routers of the Illustrated Network. We'll ...

An Internet Protocol address is a number that identifies a device in a network, though the term is often used to refer to a device on the Internet itself. An IP address is vital for transferring data ...

Word around the net is that there's a new website technology that allows for a faster, safer web browsing experience, and it's called IPv6. As it turns out, this protocol isn't new at all, but instead ...

This is the first of many technical blog posts I’m going to post on IPv6 architecture and implementation for a Microsoft Windows-based environment. I started off with a basic introduction of the IPv4 ...

Microsoft has been forced to start using its global stock of IPv4 addresses to keep its Azure cloud service afloat in the U.S., highlighting the growing importance of making the shift to IP version 6.