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IP Version 6 for Dummies like me

Apr 11, 2005 10:03PM PDT

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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The quick answer.
Apr 11, 2005 10:19PM PDT

Switches don't know about IP addresses.

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The quick answer.
Apr 12, 2005 1:44AM PDT

ty for the quick reply Happy

what about routers? and what about other hardware? do i have to pay any attention to it or can i just sit back and wait for it to happen?

thanks again

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ROUTERS will care, but since we have no IPV6 networks...
Apr 12, 2005 2:02AM PDT

It's a moot point. And if you had a IPV6 network...