IPv6 Blog

News and comments from the IPv6 product team at Microsoft.

Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition is published!

After four and a half years of waiting, I am both proud (and relieved) to announce the publication...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/13/2012

Get your hands on it with the IPv6 Test Lab Guide and extensions

If you are just starting to learn about IPv6 and want to get your hands on it, try the Test Lab...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/03/2011

World IPv6 Day and Windows

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), the international body responsible for distributing...

Author: Christopher Palmer - Microsoft Date: 05/20/2011

MS Enterprise IPv6 Deployment TechNet Webcast available

Take a look at the MS Enterprise IPv6 Deployment TechNet Webcast for information about the...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 03/30/2011

New dedicated IPv6 TechNet Forum!

The new IPv6 TechNet Forum (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/ipv6/threads) provides...

Author: Christopher Palmer - Microsoft Date: 12/20/2010

IPv6 Survival Guide in the TechNet Wiki now available

The new IPv6 Survival Guide...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 12/07/2010

IPv6 Learning Roadmap now available

The IPv6 Learning Roadmap provides an organized and sequential list of Web and print resources that...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 11/02/2010

Windows 7 passes Phase-2 testing and is IPv6 Ready

The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory has certified Windows 7 as IPv6 Ready,...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 10/19/2010

US Federal Directive to Support IPv6

Vivek Kundra, the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO), issued a directive on September 28 to...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 09/30/2010

Don’t fall behind, start your IPv6 planning now

A recent survey by the Number Resource Organization (NRO) of over 1,500 network operators found that...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 09/22/2010

Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit presentations available online

The presentations in PDF form for the recently-concluded Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit are now...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 06/14/2010

New DirectAccess deployment resources published

For DirectAccess in Windows Server 2008 R2: · Windows 2008 R2 Direct Access Server Management Pack...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 03/01/2010

NIST “Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6” Special Publication is available for public comment

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now offering a draft of the Special...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 02/26/2010

Available public IPv4 address space passes ominous milestone

The Number Resource Organization (NRO) announced that the percentage of available public IPv4...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 01/22/2010

New documentation is available for DirectAccess in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG)

For DirectAccess in Windows Server 2008 R2: · Step By Step Guide: Troubleshoot DirectAccess in a...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 01/12/2010

New and updated DirectAccess documentation is now available

The following new documentation resources for DirectAccess in Windows Server 2008 R2 are now...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 12/11/2009

IPv6 considered for the Smart Grid

The Smart Grid, a modernization and automation of the United States power grid, will potentially...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 11/02/2009

New DirectAccess documentation is now available

The following new documentation resources for DirectAccess are now available: · DirectAccess...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 10/27/2009

DirectAccess Design Guide is now available

The DirectAccess Design Guide is now available and published in the following locations: · As Web...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 08/31/2009

Great advice on finding and using an IPv6-capable ISP

For those of you investigating what it takes to get your organization connected to the IPv6...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 08/13/2009

DirectAccess Early Adopter's Guide for Windows Server 2008 RC is available

The DirectAccess Early Adopter's Guide, updated for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC),...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 07/23/2009

New ARIN CEO stresses the IPv4 address depletion problem and the importance of migrating to IPv6

Network World interviews John Curran, the new president and CEO of the American Registry for...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 07/10/2009

Cable Guy article on the IPv6 enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 now available

The Cable Guy article in the July 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine online, titled “Support for IPv6 in...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 07/01/2009

Major carriers ramping up support for IPv6

Check out these recent articles in Network World that describe how major carriers for Internet...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 06/19/2009

More New Technical Resources for DirectAccess

Check out these new technical resources for DirectAccess, the next-generation remote access feature...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 06/09/2009

New Technical Resources for DirectAccess

Check out these new technical resources for DirectAccess, the next-generation remote access feature...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 05/18/2009

"The Seven Stages of IPv6 Adoption" audiocast from the Internet Society (ISOC) now available

On Tuesday, "a panel of experts from industry and other Internet thought leaders discussed the...

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 03/25/2009

Promoting IPv6 cited as one of the top five Internet emergencies for new U.S. Commerce Secretary

Network World Magazine recently reported on the top five Internet emergencies faced by the new U.S....

Author: IPv6 Team Date: 03/13/2009

Windows Server 2008 Earns IPv6 Ready Logo Phase 2

We recently announced that Windows Vista received its IPv6 Ready logo from the IPv6 Consortium and...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 01/24/2008

Understanding IPv6, Second Edition

Joe Davies, a.k.a. "The Cable Guy", has completed the update to his excellent "Understanding IPv6"...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 01/24/2008

Teredo in Windows Vista: Designed with security in mind

I am pleased to present Christian Huitema as a "guest blogger" today. Thanks for...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 12/14/2007

Windows Vista Earns IPv6 Ready Logo Phase 2

On October 25, 2007, Windows Vista earned the IPv6 Forum’s IPv6 Ready Phase 2 Logo from the...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 11/13/2007

Disabling IPv6 Doesn't Help

Hola. Bonjour. Speaking a second language can be very helpful – it allows you to communicate...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 11/08/2007

Exchange Server 2007 and IPv6

Exchange 2007 and IPv6 compliance; this is a topic that comes up quite often.  People want to...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 09/19/2007

Vista and IPv6 = Problems?

I have been asked a lot recently if Vista works okay with IPv6. Apparently some people are hearing...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 06/12/2007

Mythbusters #2: Stanford has more IP addresses than China

Let's tackle our second myth. There is a factoid on the Internet that some American universities...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 05/14/2007

I can do that in IPv4!

One of the comments that I hear a lot (and I am sure to receive on this site) is "But I don't need...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 05/10/2007

Mobile IPv6 and Vista

As a host moves around, it may be assigned different IP addresses based on its location. When this...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 05/08/2007

Mythbusters #1: No one is using IPv6 [UPDATED]

Hmm, let's bust this myth with a quick experiment. You can all take part. In order to be a valid...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 05/06/2007

Speaking Engagements

My name is Sean Siler, and I am the Program Manager responsible helping Microsoft’s customers...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 05/06/2007

Hello World!

Hello. My name is Sean Siler, and I am one of the three IPv6 Program Managers at Microsoft. I am...

Author: SeanSiler Date: 05/06/2007