Can Change from IPV4 to IPV6 easily?

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Hi,

it is predicted that, by 2011 ,IPV4 will be used up. then we have to implement ipv6.
what r the changes dat we might have to do in our networks,for our network to be IPV6 compatible?

 

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Your network? Possibly very little... depends on your current network infrastructure. But to be able to connect to the outside world? Considering the Internet runs on IPv4, it'll be a long while before it's required to go IPv6.

There are plenty of articles on the Internet regarding migration and co-existence of IPv4 and IPv6, including tunneling/encapsulation methods. Google them up!

 

i thought it was backwards compatible and was already partly in use ?

grim

 

It is already in use... Vista installs it by default.

But if it was backwards compatible... there'd be no need for tunneling methods.

 

i knew vista had it but didnt know it was installed as default. one thing that has bugged me for a while....what happened to IPV5 ?

grim

 

am sure 5 was in use but may have changed its name now

 

ST and ST2 were IPv5 - it just didnt use that name.

http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2003/06/what_ever_happened_to_ipv5.html

and that is where my knowledge ends.

 

IPv5 was an experimental protocol, called Stream Protocol (ST), never released publicly. Come on, where's your Google skills? heeheehee

EDIT: Fergie beat me by // that much...

 

it's friday and i'm too tired even after that half hour sleep.

grim