Friday I posed an open-ended IPv6 addressing question. Today I’ll start working towards the solution – but more importantly, I want to find out whether you personally, if you were preparing for the ...

The format of an IP address in the newer 128-bit version of the IP protocol. Unlike IPv4's four sets of numbers separated by dots, IP addresses in IPv6 are represented as eight sets of four ...

The global addressing system needs to be updated because the older scheme, IPv4, is running out of space. The small-scale trial involves BT staff being switched to a network that runs only on IPv6 ...

OK, you know your business will need to move to IPv6 for its Internet connection real soon now, but are there any reasons other than sheer necessity to make the move? As it happens there are. First, ...

Imagine for a moment that there were a nation-wide shortage of phone numbers. The 10-digit numbering scheme just isn’t cutting it anymore. The powers that be decide to expand the scheme, but rather ...

There’s maybe never been a better time to be a network engineer–that is, provided you have IPv6 experience. Businesses are crying out for individuals to help create next-generation networking circuits ...