IPv6 promises to fix that by giving every device its own globally unique address, removing the need for NAT and simplifying ...

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 ...

Internet protocol is a term that many have heard but most have no idea what it means or even represents. There are likely many who know what IP stands for but don’t know what it actually does. From ...

It's been a quarter of a century since the first IPv6 standard was finalized as RFC 2460, and to say adoption has been slow is an understatement. The pool of available IPv4 addresses has been ...

IPv4 is quickly running out of addresses, and organizations need to begin preparing for IPv6 implementation. What steps should they take, and what do they need to consider? See Also: Fighting ...

The writing’s on the wall about the short supply of IPv4 addresses, and IPv6 has been around since 1999. Then why does the new protocol still make up just a fraction of the Internet? Though IPv6 is ...

This excerpt from a Network World story is what at least the beginning of success looks like for the folks who have been pushing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) for a decade or more: If you go to ...

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I not only advocate the implementation of IPv6, but that I attach a certain urgency to the need for implementation. It therefore surprises some of my ...

In early 2019, as Technology Co-Chair of the Federal IPv6 Task Force, I participated in intensive policy discussions with federal cybersecurity leadership about a critical national security imperative ...

Proponents of IPv6 have made dire predictions about the fate of the Internet if usage of IPv6 doesn't rise dramatically in the next few years During the past six months, the Internet engineering ...

Almost from inception, the adoption and usage of the internet have grown at a rapid rate. Various sources estimate a growth rate of around 9% per year to nearly 5 billion users in 2021, more than ...

Vendors and government agencies are pushing the use of Internet Protocol Version 6 as the number of addresses available in IPv4 diminishes, and researchers find that network administrators are ...