IPv6 is the new Internet Protocol (IP) for identification and location of computers on networks and Internet traffic routing. I’ve been waiting for it now for years but nothing ever seems to happen. I ...

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 ...

The global transition from IPv4 to IPv6 has gained major traction, driven by the urgent need to accommodate a rapidly expanding number of internet-connected devices and the introduction of IPv6 ...

Have you learned to think and dream in hex yet? That is what you are going to have to look forward to as we transition to using IPv6. Because we will be working in hexadecimal numbers we may need a ...

The brain has a funny way of increasing the relative importance of any particular issue with temporal proximity. In other words, it is well known that we tend to do things at the last minute (no, ...

Is the U.S. government making significant progress on moving to IPv6, the next generation Internet addressing standard? On the surface, it doesn’t look like it, as a recent unofficial analysis ...

You're so close to creating your own IPv6-ready lab -- now InfoWorld's Matt Prigge takes you through the final steps Last week, we took a look at how to make the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 using ...

This week I’m at the TechMentor conference in Orlando, Fla., where I’m delivering several Exchange sessions. While at the show, I’ve also been able to drop in on a few sessions and pick up new tips ...

It turns out even the internet operates within finite dimensions. The web is about to exhaust its supply of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Now, technology companies are scrambling to get onto a new ...

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 ...