IPv6 address autoconfiguration, particularly through Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) and Duplicate Address Detection (DAD), is a critical component ensuring seamless network connectivity.

For a decade, IPv6 proponents have pushed this upgrade to the Internet’s main communications protocol because of its three primary benefits: a gargantuan address space, end-to-end security and easier ...

The Defense Department broadly recognizes the advantages Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in achieving netcentric operations, the ability to provide global end-to-end security for all military ...

All are assigned static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. One of the Server 2008 SP2 boxes also runs DHCPv4 and 6. DNS works just fine. If I ping by name, I am typically returned the IPv6 address of that ...

I'm trying to set up an IPv6 network and Windows 7 is giving me an immense headache... I can't figure out how to make Windows 7 use IPv6 auto configuration (using Router Advertisements from my router) ...

The Internet Protocol (IP) developedduring the mid-1970s, is the backbone of a family of protocols thatincludes TCP, UDP, RIP, and virtually every otherprotocol used for Internet communications. The ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

IPv6, short for Internet Protocol Version 6, is the next-generation protocol designed by the IETF to replace the current version of Internet Protocol, Version 4 (IPv4). Most of today's Internet uses ...

IPv6 represents a major leap forward for internet and enterprise networks. In the first of a two-part feature, Alan Clark takes the old model for an MoT and checks out the new v6. The current ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...