Everything you need to know about IPv6.

• Why IPv6?

  The last IPv4 addresses were handed out to the RIRs 15 years ago, and now even the private ones from RFC 1918 are running out. NAT, CGNAT and networks that clash with each other are patched and mended with shoehorns, Vaseline and duct tape into ever more stopgap fixes. IPv6 gives every device its own unique address, and then the stopgap fixes are no longer needed.

• How much is IPv6 used?

  You're already running IPv6, both at home and at the office. Printers, Chromecast and Apple TV talk IPv6 to each other on the local network, whether or not your ISP provides it. Here are the statistics that show how far it has come on the internet.

• I want to learn IPv6

  The best way to learn IPv6 is to run it yourself. Here is how to build a home lab with a stable prefix, even if your ISP doesn't provide IPv6 and even if you are behind CGNAT.

• Do I have IPv6, and how do I get it?

  Find out in a few seconds whether your connection has IPv6. If it doesn't, here is how to move forward, at home and at your company.

• IPv6 myths

  IPv4 is more secure, NAT is a protection, IPv6 is expensive and nobody asks for it anyway. Six common myths about IPv6 and why they are wrong.

• Guest posts/How to

  Posts and how-tos about IPv6, and how to write a guest post of your own.