dman wrote:
Say, here's a thought : couldn't all IPv4 addresses be valid IPv6 addresses if they are left-padded with zeroes? Is there a possibility that people/providers/whoever will actually do that at all, essentially giving me an IPv6 address with no extra cost/effort on my part?
Yes, it's called 6to4. It avoids the hassle of going through tunnel brokers & is useful for LAN to LAN communication etc. (I use it so I can VNC onto my desktop at work from home, and ssh home from work).
I wrote a quick description of what I did on http://www.nothing-on.tv/ipv6. It's not complete (or even correct, probably) but it works for me.
Tony --"Wipe Info uses hexadecimal values to wipe files. This provides more security than wiping with decimal values." -- Norton SystemWorks 2002 Manual
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