If you are using Internet or almost any computer network you will likely using IPv4 packets. IPv4 uses 32-bit source and destination address fields. We are actually running out of addresses but have ...

It’s no news that the Internet, which currently runs on internet protocol version 4 (IPv4), has a limited number of IP addresses available, and has already fallen short to suffice the needs of ...

Today is the day IPv6 finally goes live. For as long as there has been an Internet IPv4 has been synonymous with IP and nobody really stopped to think about which version of the protocol it was. But ...

In hindsight, we reached peak IPv4 two years ago. The good news is that IPv6 is doing very well—but not nearly well enough. Is the IPv6 glass 1 percent full or 99 percent empty? “Hi, I’d like to sign ...

The time is ripe for your business to migrate to IPv6, but you need to keep your new connections safe. Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) is the way that internet communication will be handled for ...

For the most part, the dire warnings about running out of internet addresses have ceased, because, slowly but surely, migration from the world of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6 has begun, ...

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 ...

Many enterprises use OSPF version 2 for their internal IPv4 routing protocol. OSPF has gone through changes over the years and the protocol has been adapted to work with IPv6. As organizations start ...

Like it or lump it, you're going to need to add IPv6 to your network. Here's how to start. Some people still think they don’t need to worry about the growing shortage of Internet IPv4 addresses and ...

If you are using Internet or almost any computer network you will likely using IPv4 packets. IPv4 uses 32-bit source and destination address fields. We are actually running out of addresses but have ...