Now that IPv6 is imminent, you’ll need some IPv6 address space. Working with ARIN to request IPv6 differs from IPv4 procedures. Now that IPv6 is imminent, you’ll need some IPv6 address space. Working ...

I've notices some leased servers are getting additional IPV6 addresses assigned to them but, not be me. I think that this is something to do with stateless allocation. How can I configure these ...

The organisation that coordinates the internet's global domain name system is urging network operators around the world to adopt IPv6 as the global supply of IPv4 addresses begins to dwindle. The ...

At last, a small set of unicast addresses have been defined for special use. They do not carry a scope, so they are discussed independently of the other unicast addresses. Two basic addresses carry ...

If you have followed this blog for very long you know that I post pretty regularly (far too regularly, some might say) on the fast-approaching depletion of the remaining pool of public IPv4 addresses.

About a year ago, my fellow SolarWinds head geek, the late Lawrence Garvin, wrote about the apparent scarcity of IPv4 addresses. He said, "We're not running out; they're not all in use. It's just that ...

The Internet is a world-wide medium which can be conceptualized as a group of hosts interconnected through transmission and switching facilities. Managing the collection of hosts and the transmission ...

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority has assigned two large blocks of IPv4 addresses to the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre, activating a rule under which the agency will give out the last ...

This is Part 3 of a series about IT fundamentals. These articles are based on excerpts from the Society of Broadcast Engineers CBNT/CBNE Study Topics webinar series, designed to assist those seeking ...

IPv6 represents an evolutionary step for IP. Despite building upon IPv4 and the experience gained operating IPv4 networks, IPv6 has its own idiosyncrasies and unique functionality implementations. For ...