Switches don't know about IP addresses.
Hi all,
I'm a self taught (self confessed) computer nerd and have been dabbling in a bit of networking; I recently networked a small Internet cafe. Been hearing about this IP version 6 and have found loads of papers expalining what it does....... double dutch to me I'm afraid.
What I would like to know is this:
if I'm buying a switch, do I have to look out for certain criteria so it can handle IPV6?
if I want to put in an IP address in Windows networking, how can I enter a 128bit IP address?
as I understand it there is no more need for a subnetmask, what else is there to know?
I've been trying to read some of the papers that are available but havent come across anything that's understandable.
Thanks for your time
Jimi

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