Snap gives you a /56 prefix when you have a static address. I am not familiar with Mikrotiks, but "pool-prefix-length=64" seems wrong - try changing it to "pool-prefix-length=56". fe31nz: Snap gives ...

The internet’s been running on IPv4 for decades, but we’ve finally hit a wall – there just aren’t enough addresses to go around. IPv6 is the solution designed to handle the internet’s rapid expansion ...

The IPv6 protocol stack software that ships with Windows 2003 and Windows XP (and the IPv6 technology preview for Windows 2000) configures network addresses automatically at startup. Can we use IPv6 ...

Recently I decided to try goofing around with IPv6 on my Cisco 871. I initially started by configuring some basic IPv6 addresses internally but that quickly got boring because there's not much to do ...

Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) still assigns dynamic addresses for IPv4 networks, but two newer protocols – SLAAC and DHCPv6 – are vying to do the job for IPv6. Dynamic Host Configuration ...

I tried simplifying the problem statement, it appears to be counter productive. So here is the full story. I have a server (A) behind NAT, in a country that blocks a lot of websites and performs DPI.

Trying to get the same exact thing working with a FortiGate-50E. Does anyone have any pointers here? I've tried DHCP and PPPoE addressing modes, PPPoE being the same way I receive a valid and working ...

The current version of the IP protocol, IPv4, has proved to be robust, easily implemented, interoperable and has stood the test of scaling to the size of today's Internet, most of which uses IPv4—now ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. As enterprises develop IPv6 transition plans for their ...

IPv6 represents a major leap forward for internet and enterprise networks. In the first of a two-part feature, Alan Clark takes the old model for an MoT and checks out the new v6. The current ...