Today, June 8th the world celebrates the entry in to it's new internet protocol IPV6...
The addresses used by the current version of the Internet Protocol, IPv4, are nearly all used. IPv6 is essential to the continued health and openness of the Internet – and that by allowing all devices on a network to talk to each other directly, IPv6 will enable innovation and allow the Internet to continue to grow.
Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks will be amongst some of the major organisations that will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”.IPv6 will be enabled in addition to IPv4, so if you don’t have IPv6, don’t worry - you will simply use IPv4 as usual. The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry – Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies – to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out.
If you experience delays connecting to IPv6-enabled websites, you can work around the problem using one of the following:
Test your IPv6 connection to see if your computer and connection are ready for IPv6.
The addresses used by the current version of the Internet Protocol, IPv4, are nearly all used. IPv6 is essential to the continued health and openness of the Internet – and that by allowing all devices on a network to talk to each other directly, IPv6 will enable innovation and allow the Internet to continue to grow.
Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks will be amongst some of the major organisations that will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”.IPv6 will be enabled in addition to IPv4, so if you don’t have IPv6, don’t worry - you will simply use IPv4 as usual. The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry – Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies – to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out.
If you experience delays connecting to IPv6-enabled websites, you can work around the problem using one of the following:
- Use an IPv4-only website, if one is available. For example, you can access Google at ipv4.google.com instead of www.google.com.
- Upgrade to the latest version of your browser. Older versions of many browsers have known bugs with IPv6, and later versions may incorporate workarounds for IPv6 connectivity-related issues in operating systems, routers, and ISP’s.
- Install a browser that includes workarounds for IPv6 connectivity problems, such as Google Chrome.
Test your IPv6 connection to see if your computer and connection are ready for IPv6.
