IPv6 Basics Part 5 - Planning an IPv6 Network
When it came to planning an IPv4 network, we were used to carving up our networks into various different length subnets, depending on our requirements. IPv6 »
IPv6 Basics Part 4 - Multicast
In many organisations, IPv4 Multicast lies dormant, rarely (if ever) appearing on the network. Yet in IPv6, Multicast is a fundamental building block. So what are »
IPv6 Basics Part 3 - Protocol Differences
Don't be fooled into thinking that the only change in IPv6 is longer addresses. There have been a number of other significant changes to the protocol »
IPv6 Basics Part 2 - Unicast Addressing
IPv6 Unicast Addressing RFC4291 details the IPv6 addressing architecture. In terms of unicast addresses, the addresses you really need to be aware of are. Loopback Address »
IPv6 Basics Part 1 - Address Format & Types
Like many people, I've spent a fair amount of time trying to pretend IPv6 doesn't exist. So when one of my clients asked me to help »