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 ISP and network IPv6 compatible?
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How can I verify if my ISP and our network is IPv6 compatible?

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ASKED: July 8, 2011  6:47 PM
UPDATED: June 7, 2012  4:07 PM
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If you go into command line and do a ipconfig /all you should be able to see if your ip address from your ISP is a IPv4 or IPv6. C:Users>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : .test.contoso.com Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : test.contoso.com Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : test.contoso.com Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20) Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-4D-C4-CB-86 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c88:d92e:874e:f366%10(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.xxx.xxx.xxx(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 17, 2011 1:19:55 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, July 21, 2011 10:22:50 PM <b> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.xxx.xxx.xxx DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.xxx.xxx.xxx</b> DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234xxxxxx DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx <b> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :172.xxx.xxx.xxx 172.xxx.xxx.xxx Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 172.xxx.xxx.xxx Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 172.xxx.xxx.xxx</b> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled The section in bold shows that I'm using IPv4 address You can use IPv6 within your network even if your ISP doesn't support it yet with the proper set up. You can also use check this web site and it will tell you. http://test-ipv6.com/
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For an update on where the major ISPs are with the transition to IPv6, please see: http://searchenterprisewan.techtarget.com/tip/Where-are-top-Internet-service-providers-with-IPv6

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