IPv4 is running out of steam and companies are finally starting to switch to IPv6. So what is the difference between the two and why should you be using IPv6.

Although the current industry norm is IPv4, this form of IP address is being slowly replaced with the latest version of the Internet protocol. However, before shifting to IPv6 completely, it’s ...

Difference between IPv4 and IPv6 To begin with, let’s check our computer’s IP address—it looks something like this: 127.128.165.255. It makes no sense when first seen, but it does to all the ...

The Internet Society, an international nonprofit organization that advises on Web standards, policy and education, has selected June 6, 2012, as the World IPv6 launch day. This date will mark the ...

IPv4 is the fourth version of IP, which establishes the rules for computer networks functioning on the principle of packet exchange. It can uniquely identify devices connected to the network ...

If you’ve ever been configuring a router or other network device and noticed that you can set up IPv4 and IPv6, you might have wondered what happened to IPv5. Well, thanks to [Navek], you don… ...

IPv6 is the follow-up to IPv4, but the two are entirely different beasts. The biggest and most important difference between the two protocols is how IP addresses are written.

The performance implications of IPv4 and IPv6 coexistence can push the discussion from the network element level to a system level, a higher level of complexity.

Although the current industry norm is IPv4, this form of IP address is being slowly replaced with the latest version of the Internet protocol. However, before shifting to IPv6 completely, it’s ...