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IPv6 is short for "Internet Protocol Version 6". IPv6 is the "next generation" protocol designed by the [[IETF]] to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 ("[[IPv4]]").
'''IPv6''' is short for "Internet Protocol Version 6". IPv6 is the "next generation" protocol designed by the [[IETF]] to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 ("[[IPv4]]").
Most of today's internet uses [[IPv4]], which is now nearly twenty years old. IPv4 has been remarkably resilient in spite of its age, but it is beginning to have problems. Most importantly, there is a growing shortage of IPv4 addresses, which are needed by all new machines added to the Internet.
Most of today's internet uses [[IPv4]], which is now nearly twenty years old. IPv4 has been remarkably resilient in spite of its age, but it is beginning to have problems. Most importantly, there is a growing shortage of IPv4 addresses, which are needed by all new machines added to the Internet.