IPv6, or Internet Protocol version 6, is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP). It was designed to overcome the limitations of its predecessor, IPv4. IPv6 is the future of the Internet. We are looking at the increased adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous transport (like Tesla cars), and smart cities. Your office space is likely to have multiple sensors, actuators, and IoTs that require anRead more
If you want ripe RIPE IPv4 addresses, there will be a literal waiting list to join. In a new policy approved and posted on Tuesday, the regional internet registry (RIR) that serves Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, dubbed RIPE, has decided that the only way it can deal with the ever-diminishing number of unassigned IPv4 addresses is for everyone to form an orderly queue. “On application forRead more
There are about 4.3 billion IPv4 IP addresses. To be precise, it’s 4,294,967,296. While 10 digits may seem a lot, we have actually run out of those addresses. The Internet has outgrown its capacity. It’s not a doomsday scenario. But this development marks a crucial milestone in the history of our interconnected online world. 1.0 Are IPv4 Addresses Exhausted? Are IPv4 addresses exhausted? The short answer is: yes. IPv4 addressesRead more
An IPv4 address has 32 bits. But to understand what this truly means, let’s look into what bits are and what an IP address space is. 1.0 What are bits anyway? “Bits ” is short for “binary digits.” A system that uses bits has two states: 0 and 1. By arranging bits in various patterns, we can have different number combinations that we can use as IP addresses. TheRead more
If you’re having networking problems, you might want to learn how to change your IPv4 address. Changing your IP address often helps resolve temporary issues with your network. When Do You Need to Change Your IP Address? Your IP address is a unique number that your devices gets from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). It’s basically a number that sets your device from other devices on the Internet. ItRead more
