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 ...

In addition to IPv4 (often written as just IP), there is IP version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 was developed as IPng (“IP:The Next Generation” because the developers were supposedly fans of the TV show “Star Trek ...

IPv6 is a powerful enhancement to IPv4 with features that better suit current and foreseeable network demands, including the following: IPv6 increases the number of address bits by a factor of 4, from ...

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In “automatic” tunneling, hybrid IPv4/IPv6 addresses are created by extending 32-bit IPv4 addresses to 128 bits by adding leading zeros. IPv6 packets are encapsulated within IPv4 headers, so that one ...

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We just saw that the mask determines where the boundary between the network and host portions of the IP address lies. This boundary is important: If it is set too far to the right, there are lots of ...

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To appreciate all the extra functionality and other improvements, Alan Clark takes a look inside to see what makes IPv6 tick. To achieve greater routing efficiency, the IPv6 header has undergonean ...