CHAPTER 2

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IPv6 Support in Windows

This chapter starts with a history of how IPv6 was added to Microsoft Windows and explains the current IPv6 support in Windows. Its goal is to show how to implement IPv6 in Windows so those designing, deploying, and operating Windows will understand its impact in different versions of Windows.

Microsoft IPv6 History

I have done my best to document the history of IPv6 at Microsoft with the information and resources I have available. Given I was not on the teams or directly involved with the work, and thus this is not a first-person account, there will naturally be errors and omissions. For this I apologize in advance, ...

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