Chapter 1. Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Concepts of TCP/IP: TCP/IP is a complex stack of related networking protocols. This section introduces the various protocols involved and explains their relationship with one another.

IPv4 Addressing: Version 4 of the IP protocol has been used for many years and is still common today. This section describes the 32-bit IPv4 address classes and shows you how to configure your computer for IPv4 addressing.

IPv6 Addressing: With the increasing large number of computers and other devices that connect to the Internet, IPv4 is running out of addresses. The 128-bit IP version 6 was developed to alleviate this problem. In this section, you are introduced ...

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