wide area network Questions

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IPv6 transitioning strategies
What strategies can you use to transition to IPv6? I know of dual-stack and tunneling methods, but are there any other options? And is one strategy better for a large enterprise over another?

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2011  2:01 PM
IPv6, IPv6 transition, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

How will IPv6 header extensions improve routing?
How will IPv6 header extensions improve routing?

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  6:49 PM
IPv6, IPv6 addressing, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

What is IPv4 forwarding?
What is IPv4 forwarding? How is it used?

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  6:48 PM
IPv4, IPv4 networks, IPv6, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

Top technical issues of IPv6 migration
What are the top technical issues most enterprises run into during IPv6 migration?

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2010  5:30 PM
IPv6, IPv6 rears its head, IPv6 transition, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

Disadvantages of changing IPv4 into IPv6 addresses
Are there any disadvantages in changing IPv4 into IPv6 IP addresses?

Answer Question   |  November 10, 2010  5:27 PM
IPv4, IPv6, IPv6 addressing, IPv6 transition, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

Basic v6 migration steps for companies with public-facing IP addresses
Hi, My company has public-facing IP addresses, so with the pending IPv4 address exhaustion, I know an IPv6 migration is inevitable. If my goal is to migrate all of the wide area network’s IPv4 addresses to v6, what are some very basic steps I need to take to put together a migration plan, i.e., speak [...]

Answer Question   |  September 20, 2010  9:25 PM
IPv4, IPV4 address exhaustion, IPv6, Migration, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

Can an IPv6 address be spoofed?
Can an IPv6 address be spoofed?

Answer Question   |  December 13, 2011  3:38 PM
IPv6, Spoofing, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks, Wireless in 2010
290 pts.

What does Internet2 have to do with IPv6?
What do Internet2 and IPv6 have in common? Does Internet2 have anything to do with IPv6?

Answer Question   |  August 13, 2010  3:30 PM
Internet protocol, Internet2, IP networking, IPv6, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks, Wireless in 2010
290 pts.

GigaWAN service benefits
Has anyone ever heard of a GigaWAN service? I hear this data service is incredibly fast, but I want to know more about vendors, how much it costs and what the advantages or disadvantages are to using it for my corporate wide area network (WAN). Would I need GigaWAN or some other service/pipe to connect cloud computing centers?

Answer Question   |  July 16, 2010  8:27 PM
GigaWAN, Services, telecom service providers, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

Number of IPv6 addresses
What is the number of IPv6 addresses left? How many IPv6 addresses are there, and when will they run out?

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2011  2:44 PM
IP address, IPV4 address exhaustion, IPv6, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

Getting IPv4-Mapped IPv6 addresses
Hi. Can someone explain exactly what an IPv4-Mapped IPv6 address is and how it is possible to map IPv4 addresses to IPv6 addresses? Is there some kind of program/software/service that can do this for you?

Answer Question   |  July 16, 2010  2:40 PM
IP address, IP addressing, IPv4, IPv6, WAN, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

WAN bandwidth optimization vs. WAN optimization
Is WAN bandwidth optimization a particular type of WAN optimization, or are the two terms synonymous?

Answer Question   |  February 21, 2010  4:46 PM
Bandwidth, WAN, WAN bandwidth optimization, WAN optimization, wide area network, Wide Area Networks
290 pts.

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