Version 2.6.12 of the Linux kernel is likely to include packet filtering that will work with IPv6, the latest version of the Internet Protocol. Netfilter/iptables, the firewall engine that is part of ...

IPv6, short for Internet Protocol Version 6, is the next-generation protocol designed by the IETF to replace the current version of Internet Protocol, Version 4 (IPv4). Most of today's Internet uses ...

If network troubleshooting leads you to believe there’s an issue with IPv6, you may need to shut down that protocol on your Linux machines. IPv6 offers a much larger addressing scheme than IPv4, which ...

Slow downloads in Linux? IPv6 may be to blame Internet Protocol Version 6 (or IPv6 for short) promises to solve the problem of dwindling IP address. Long story short, we're running out of the roughly ...

Configuring IPv6 so that it won’t cause problems with certain operating systems isn’t difficult. Recently I came into a situation where all of my virtual machines were failing to reach the WAN. After ...

The recently released Linux 6.4 kernel is making some big networking strides that end users, enterprises and service providers will benefit from in the months to come. Among the key networking ...

Hey all, odd problem:<BR><BR>I had ubuntu working fine on a computer, then all of the sudden it would only get an ipv6 address rather than the normal ipv4 one, and network connectivity refused to work ...