This week I decided to take a look into Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
IPv6 is the next version of Internet Protocol (IP). It has been available since 1999, but is now slowly starting to replace IPv4. One website I found is a IPv6 fact sheet created by the Internet Society. I found this site interesting because it answers questions and gives the needed facts, all in a two page document. According to the fact sheet, IPv6 provides more than 340 trillion, trillion, trillion IP addresses, allows a huge range of devices to connect directly with one another, and helps ensure the Internet can continue its current growth rate indefinitely.
Even though 96% of the internet is still using IPv4 it is expected to run out of addresses within the next few years. IPv6 must be implemented to keep the internet as we know it operational.
An easy way to tell if you are ready for IPv6 is to use the Google test site:
http://ipv6test.google.com/
As an example this was the result from my work computer:
Source:
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/internet-technology-matters/ipv6
http://ipv6test.google.com/
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