Like a dangerous intersection that has existed for years, sometimes it takes a death or other tragic warning to spur people to action. Such a warning came earlier this year, when the last of the ...

With the exponential rise of internet devices throughout the world, it comes to no surprise that IPv4 will no longer be suitable for the large demand of network connectivity. That is why we have IPv6, ...

David Kriegman is president of Command Federal (www.commandfederal.com), a provider of network, application and information assurance solutions to the federal government. The company is the federal ...

My whole life, I've never worried about ipv6. I know what it is, and why it's important, but for my local networks, it's just been easier to keep using ipv4. My current setup is pretty basic: I have ...

The IPv6 protocol affects the security of your network even if you haven't deployed it internally. Here are the most important points every security team needs to understand about the protocol. If you ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. “Don’t panic!” The classic line from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy could easily apply to ...

Chapter 5: "Implementing QoS," from Deploying IPv6 Networks. This book excerpt is from Chapter 5: “Implementing QoS,” from Deploying IPv6 Networks. This book is described by the publisher as an ...

So I thought I'd create DNS records for my Linode so that the websites it hosts are accesible via IPv6. My linode has a xxxxxx.members.linode.com A record pointing to its IPv4 address. I like to set ...

Any general-use IP protocol stack that supports IPv6 also supports IPv4. That is, it is dual stack capable. “General-use” is an important qualifier here: Certainly there will be specialized devices ...

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) alone will not make internet of things (IoT) communications secure, warns Hanns Proenen, chief information security officer (CISO) at GE Europe. Although IPv6, also ...