The address space is the main difference between IPv4 (32-bit) and IPv6 (64-bit). The text representation has also been changed from a 2-digit partitioning for IPv4 to 4-digits for IPv6.

Although the current industry norm is IPv4, this form of IP address is being slowly replaced with the latest version of the Internet protocol. However, before shifting to IPv6 completely ...

involves bringing IPv6 into a mix that also includes IPv4. Here’s a look at what that means and how to make it work. The original title for this story was “Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 ...

For the most part, the dire warnings about running out of internet addresses have ceased, because, slowly but surely, migration from the world of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6 has ...

With the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses, the IANA will now focus solely on distributing IPv6 addresses. For organisations that genuinely need new IP address blocks this is likely to prompt a move ...

If you’ve ever been configuring a router or other network device and noticed that you can set up IPv4 and IPv6, you might have wondered what happened to IPv5. Well, thanks to [Navek], you don ...

The switch to IPv6 – on 6 June – shows just how imminent the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is. The 32-bit IPv4 address space can support 4.3 billion addresses and IPv4 addresses are running out.