Microsoft TCP/IP version 6 pros and cons

[Sin Jeong-hun]

A few minutes ago, I had only one network component installed for the
Local Area Connection; Internet Protocal (TCP/IP). I'm using an
external DSL modem to connect to the internet, and I had no problem
accessing web but a small icon was on my notification area. It couldn't
be removed saying "Acquiring Network Address...".

I've searched the internet for a solution and someone wrote "Install
TCP/IP version 6". So I did. Since the original Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) couldn't be uninstalled, I just unchecked it.

So in my Network Connections, the Broadband connection has only
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and Lan or High-Speed internet has two
components but only version 6 is checked.

What I would like to know, what the advantage or drawbacks are if I
install and use TCP/IP version 6 component.

 

[Guest]

IPv6 has some problems with wireless networking and also ipv6 hasn't been
full adapted by all isp's and some routers don't work correctly. I worked for
a wireless soultions provider for a major hotel corporation and if we had a
user call with a proble connecting to our network they usally had installed
ipv6 as recommended by ms update we would have them uninstall the ipv6 and
the connection worked perfectly. SO i allwasy recommend that ipv6 be
uninstalled and if you have problems with a " ip stack overflow " error just
uninstall tcp/ip and reinstall it and that usally corrects the problem it
also renews the tcp/ip connection. It is up to you if you aren't having
problems kep ipv6 eventually it become common.
Here is some info on ipv6
http://www.ipv6.org/

 

[Sparda]

A few minutes ago, I had only one network component installed
for the
Local Area Connection; Internet Protocal (TCP/IP). I'm using
an
external DSL modem to connect to the internet, and I had no
problem
accessing web but a small icon was on my notification area. It
couldn't
be removed saying "Acquiring Network Address...".

I've searched the internet for a solution and someone wrote
"Install
TCP/IP version 6". So I did. Since the original Internet
Protocol
(TCP/IP) couldn't be uninstalled, I just unchecked it.

So in my Network Connections, the Broadband connection has
only
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and Lan or High-Speed internet
has two
components but only version 6 is checked.

What I would like to know, what the advantage or drawbacks are
if I
install and use TCP/IP version 6 component.

Currently the draw backs are that you won’t be able to access the
internret, since most ISP’s currently only support IPv4, not only
that, most routers do not support IPv6. The reason that the internet
will eventualy run on IPv6 is becasue of the limitations of IPv4,
which only supports address 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255. If you do your
maths correctly you can work out that IPv4 only supports 4228250625
address where as IPv6 suppors ranges from
2001:0DB8:0000:0000:0000:0000:1428:57ab/64 to
2001:0DB8:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:1428:57ab/64 (if i’m am understanding
it correctly) which gives a total of 18445618199572250625 posible
address. This is why the intenret will eventualy requier IPv6 becasue
there are currently more people then IP addresses avalable, and if
every one has a computer and is connected to the intenret, it’s
going to fall over on it’s self becasue IPv4 has run out of address.