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by bkbinu

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1.may any one please help me to identify the addressing mechanisms supported in tcp/ip 4 and tcp/ip 6

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by pschuvie

Maybe there is just a minor language misusage here but the subject matter is really referred to as IP addressing with IPv4 being the orginial and IPv6 being the proposed enhancement.

Basically IPv4 is over 20 years old, was adequate for what theythought the internet would be at the time and for the foreseeable future. But things have changed dramatically in how IP is used and will be used and therefore IPV6

IPV6 allows for tons more ip addresses, better handling of information flows, and for all the new things yet to be put over the internet.

To appreciate IPv6 a clear understanding of IPv4 is needed. So here are the learn IP references I suggest:

http://www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/ip101.html

http://www.3com.com/nsc/501302.html
this could almost be considered the bible of IP addressing

http://www.stardust.com/ipv6/documents/v6back.htm

Hope this gets you pointing in the right direction. It is a big topic with lots of technical points, take it slow and when your the IP pro your on your way to greatness.

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