One of the most elemental pieces of network configuration information is the address of a recursive domain name system server, or RDNSS, that can resolve domain names into IP addresses. However, a ...

As security people, we all know that having too many options is always a bad thing: simple setup is often more secured than a complex setup. And, when it comes to IPv6, there are THREE ways to ...

Global Unicast Addressing, Routing, and Subnetting: This section introduces the concepts behind unicast IPv6 addresses, IPv6 routing, and subnetting using IPv6, all in comparison to IPv4. IPv6 ...

Microsoft has been forced to start using its global stock of IPv4 addresses to keep its Azure cloud service afloat in the U.S., highlighting the growing importance of making the shift to IP version 6.

In this chapter, you will learn about the addressing used in IPv4 and IPv6. We'll assign addresses of both types to various interfaces on the hosts and routers of the Illustrated Network. We'll ...

When the ARPANET was designed in the late 1960s, it was outfitted with a Network Control Protocol (NCP) that made it possible for the very different types of hosts connected to the network to talk ...

The protocol itself wasn't to blame, but my router's implementation of it was ...

One of the most elemental pieces of network configuration information is the address of a recursive domain name system server, or RDNSS, that can resolve domain names into IP addresses. However, a ...