IPv6 Blog

IPv6 considered for the Smart Grid

IPv6 Team — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

The Smart Grid, a modernization and automation of the United States power grid, will potentially need millions of devices, each with their own address. Due to the relative scarcity of public IPv4 addresses and the complications of using address translators,...(read more)

New DirectAccess documentation is now available

IPv6 Team — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:00 GMT

The following new documentation resources for DirectAccess are now available: · DirectAccess Deployment Guide This guide provides checklists and step-by-step procedures for deploying DirectAccess servers and DirectAccess client settings. Use this guide...(read more)

DirectAccess Design Guide is now available

IPv6 Team — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:28:00 GMT

The DirectAccess Design Guide is now available and published in the following locations: · As Web articles on TechNet · As a white paper in the Microsoft download center This guide provides information about advantages, disadvantages, requirements, recommendations,...(read more)

Great advice on finding and using an IPv6-capable ISP

IPv6 Team — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:05:00 GMT

For those of you investigating what it takes to get your organization connected to the IPv6 Internet, check out “ Finding an IPv6 ISP: Advice on Choosing and IPv6-capable Internet Service Provider ” from NetworkWorld blogger Scott Hogg. Scott describes...(read more)

DirectAccess Early Adopter's Guide for Windows Server 2008 RC is available

IPv6 Team — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:16:00 GMT

The DirectAccess Early Adopter's Guide, updated for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC), is published in the following locations: · As Web articles on TechNet · As a white paper in the Microsoft download center This guide has the latest conceptual,...(read more)

New ARIN CEO stresses the IPv4 address depletion problem and the importance of migrating to IPv6

IPv6 Team — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:40:00 GMT

Network World interviews John Curran, the new president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), in Internet's biggest issue? IPv6 transition, new ARIN CEO says . Some direct quotes from John Curran: · IPv4 address depletion is the...(read more)

Cable Guy article on the IPv6 enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 now available

IPv6 Team — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:36:00 GMT

The Cable Guy article in the July 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine online, titled “ Support for IPv6 in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 ,” describes HomeGroup, DirectAccess, and the enhancements for IPv6 transition technologies. Joe Davies Principal...(read more)

Major carriers ramping up support for IPv6

IPv6 Team — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:12:00 GMT

Check out these recent articles in Network World that describe how major carriers for Internet traffic are now supporting IPv6 or developing support for IPv6: · Comcast open for IPv6 business · LTE devices must support IPv6, says Verizon · U.S. carriers...(read more)

More New Technical Resources for DirectAccess

IPv6 Team — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Check out these new technical resources for DirectAccess , the next-generation remote access feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that uses IPv6 for end-to-end connectivity and IPsec for traffic protection: DirectAccess Datasheet This 2-page...(read more)

New Technical Resources for DirectAccess

IPv6 Team — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:38:00 GMT

"The Seven Stages of IPv6 Adoption" audiocast from the Internet Society (ISOC) now available

IPv6 Team — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:30:00 GMT

On Tuesday, "a panel of experts from industry and other Internet thought leaders discussed the pressing need to adopt Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to ensure the continued growth of the Internet as a platform for innovation." See http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ipv6panel/docs/20090324-ietf-ipv6-panel.m3u...(read more)

Promoting IPv6 cited as one of the top five Internet emergencies for new U.S. Commerce Secretary

IPv6 Team — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:34:00 GMT

Network World Magazine recently reported on the top five Internet emergencies faced by the new U.S. Commerce Secretary. Of the five, number four was the promotion of IPv6. One of the methods to promote IPv6 is to continue the U.S. government’s deployment...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 Earns IPv6 Ready Logo Phase 2

SeanSiler — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:11:00 GMT

We recently announced that Windows Vista received its IPv6 Ready logo from the IPv6 Consortium and University of New Hampshire - InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL). Today we are proud to announce that Windows Server 2008 has received its Phase 2 logo on Jan...(read more)

Understanding IPv6, Second Edition

SeanSiler — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Joe Davies, a.k.a. "The Cable Guy", has completed the update to his excellent "Understanding IPv6" book! I highly recommend this book - it will help you understand IPv6 in general as well as some Microsoft-specific information. Good stuff! Understanding...(read more)

Teredo in Windows Vista: Designed with security in mind

SeanSiler — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:16:04 GMT

I am pleased to present Christian Huitema as a "guest blogger" today. Thanks for contributing, Christian! -Sean Hi, I am Christian Huitema, Distinguished Engineer in Windows, and the author of the Teredo protocol specification RFC 4380...(read more)