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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 co-authors of Global IPv6 Strategies were the guests for a live Network World chat where they discussed all things IPv6. Bechtel’s Fred Wettling, ArchRock’s Patrick Grossetete, and Cisco’s Ciprian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Internet promises unlimited connectivity, but such connectivity requires that computers and devices find one another through a common address plan. The current plan, in place since the late 1970s, ...