Table 4.5 CIDR Prefixes and Addressing* Even when CIDR was used, all bits after the IP network address had to be zero, an aspect of IP addressing that did not change. For example, 192.168.64.0/18 was ...

Current IP addresses use the IPv4 format, which assigns users an IP address using four numbers, each from 1 to 256. (8.8.8.8 is an available DNS server IP address administered by Google, for ...

Today is World IPv6 Day. Don't worry, you don't need to send a card -- it's just a 24-hour test by Google, Facebook and many other websites of a new way of connecting to the Web.

In classless addressing, the IPv4 network mask or prefix determines the boundary between the network and host portion of the IP address instead of the initial IP address bits. On a host, it is still ...

IPv4 is running out of steam and companies are finally starting to switch to IPv6. So what is the difference between the two and why should you be using IPv6.

IPv6 address autoconfiguration, particularly through Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) and Duplicate Address Detection (DAD), is a critical component ensuring seamless network ...

Something is happening in IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol that’s been waiting in the wings for the best part of a decade. Google has been allocated an address range, marking the ...

Since every connected device on the Internet needs an IP address, there will be increasing pressure to move to IPv6 as more non-computer devices come online in the so-called Internet of things.

Suppose that an Internet host is dual stacked with an IPV4 and an IPV6 address. Can an A record and a quad A or an A6 record point to the same name? For example: blue.example.com. IN A 10.4.4.4 ...