Content that refers to the IPv6 protocol.
Post Views: 1,346 I have seen a bunch of posts about IP version 8 supplanting IPv6. Let’s sort this out a bit. I think a full listing of the IP version numbers is needed as a backdrop. The Internet Protocol (IP) has evolved through a sequence of versions during its research, testing, and operational deployment […]
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Post Views: 2,275 Check out these additional IPv6 Resources Our IPv6 overview course at Udemy Our IPv6 Custom Profiles for Wireshark Our IPv6 classes at the Online School OK folks, based on some feedback from Reddit, I decided to update this post from 2013. Modern Linux distributions have largely deprecated the legacy net-tools suite (which
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Post Views: 4,712 The 169.254.x.x IPv4 address is called the APIPA address. APIPA stands for Automatic Private IP Addressing. It’s a fallback mechanism built into Windows (and most modern operating systems) to give your network interface a “link local” address when it can’t get one from a DHCP server. The APIPA IPv4 Addresses are any
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Post Views: 3,261 Here are my favorite books on the subject of IPv6 for reference and study. Please support us by selecting these links or you can visit my Amazon Storefront here: Did I miss one? Let me know. Also, if you want to see my top 10 books for general networking – look here.
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Post Views: 13,774 Great question. The short answer is Yes – Starlink supports IPv6. Starlink is fully dual stack when it comes to IPv4 and IPv6 addressing. It is IPv6 capable and supports native IPv6 connectivity across all its routers, kit versions, and service plans. This includes the allocation of a /56 IPv6 prefix via
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Post Views: 7,924 Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT), also known as Large Scale NAT (LSN), is a network technology used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to extend the usability of the limited IPv4 address space by sharing a small pool of public IPv4 addresses among many customers. Why CGNAT Exists How CGNAT Works Technical Characteristics Challenges/Problems with
Post Views: 8,398 I get asked for this list all the time, so I thought I would just post it. There are others of course, so see the bottom of this post for some others, but if I had to just pick 10, these would be the ones. Links below will send you to Amazon,
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Post Views: 5,522 The nslookup command is a built-in network administration tool available on Windows, macOS, and many Linux distributions. It is used to query DNS servers to retrieve information about domain names, IP addresses, and DNS records. Basic Syntax: nslookup [hostname] [DNS server] Components: Common Use Cases: Example Output: Query a Domain: nslookup example.com
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Post Views: 10,475 The dig command, short for “Domain Information Groper,” in Linux or MacOS is a command-line tool used to query Domain Name System (DNS) servers. The command is a lot like nslookup, but at the same time it is different. If you are a Windows user, you have to use nslookup. For a
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Post Views: 3,976 Network Address Translation (NAT) and Network Port Address Translation (NPAT) are not considered a security function because its primary purpose is to modify the L3 network address information in IPv4 packet headers and L4 port numbers of TCP or UDP while in transit. NAT and NPAT are not needed in IPv6 networking.
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Post Views: 14,923 Yesterday I wanted to mess around with IPv6 Temporary addresses on my computer. Let me start with an overview of IPv6 Temporary addresses. IPv6 Temporary Addresses are a feature designed to enhance privacy for devices using the IPv6 protocol. In the IPv6 addressing scheme, devices typically have both a permanent (static) address
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Post Views: 1,939 You all know we have a tone of IPv6 information here (just click here to view anything tagged with IPv6). If you want more, I wanted to provide just a quick post to let everyone know about our IPv6 Reference Repository at Github. The goal of the repository is to provide key
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Post Views: 13,850 CellStream, Inc. – Telecom Consulting and Training! 4-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab Class Available in either Web Based delivery or On-Site Delivery Minimum 10 students – Maximum 16 students Course Description: This is an advanced L2 Ethernet and Netmask course that leverages Wireshark and packet capture to not only visualize
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Post Views: 2,814 Hello my Networking and IPv6 researchers and enthusiasts. I just started a PCAP repository at Github for IPv6 Extension Header (EH) packet capture examples. Honestly I found nothing worthwhile on the web, that’s not to say they don’t exists in some niche place, but I wanted something easy to access and easy
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Post Views: 1,487 I have been teaching Hands On IPv6 courses since 2011 – OMG thats 10 years plus!!! Over the course of time, the Internet Engineering Task Force and various companies have been expanding and detailing IPv6 implementation and specification. As our students know, we are very diligent updating our courses thanks to our
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