IPv6 represents an evolutionary step for IP. Despite building upon IPv4 and the experience gained operating IPv4 networks, IPv6 has its own idiosyncrasies and unique functionality implementations. For ...

There are a few culprits that regularly contribute to delayed or failed IPv6 deployment projects, such as poor DNS planning, insufficient testing, unanticipated application behavior, and poor IPv6 ...

Editor’s note: An editing error mischaracterized how to test IPv6 capability from a network. We have removed that reference, and we regret the error. The Internet ...

Although IPv6 adoption seems to be moving at a snail’s pace, there’s no outrunning it. Brien Posey demystifies some of the addressing issues many admins are still trying to figure out. [Editor’s note: ...

Now that IPv6 is imminent, you’ll need some IPv6 address space. Working with ARIN to request IPv6 differs from IPv4 procedures. Now that IPv6 is imminent, you’ll need some IPv6 address space. Working ...

Suppose that an Internet host is dual stacked with an IPV4 and an IPV6 address. Can an A record and a quad A or an A6 record point to the same name? For example: ipv6.example.com. IN CNAME example.com ...

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 ...

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 ...