Understanding IPv6

Content: Cover
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Contents at a Glance
 Table of Contents
 List of Figures
 List of Tables
 Foreword
 Why Does Microsoft Care About IPv6?
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Introduction
 Who Should Read This Book
 What You Should Know Before Reading This Book
 Organization of This Book
 Appendices of This Book
 About the Companion CD-ROM
 System Requirements
 IPv6 Protocol and Windows Product Versions
 A Special Note to Teachers and Instructors
 Disclaimers and Support
 Technical Support
 Chapter 1: Introduction to IPv6
 Limitations of IPv4. Consequences of the Limited IPv4 Address SpaceFeatures of IPv6
 New Header Format
 Large Address Space
 Stateless and Stateful Address Configuration
 IPsec Header Support Required
 Better Support for Prioritized Delivery
 New Protocol for Neighboring Node Interaction
 Extensibility
 Comparison of IPv4 and IPv6
 IPv6 Terminology
 The Case for IPv6 Deployment
 IPv6 Solves the Address Depletion Problem
 IPv6 Solves the Disjoint Address Space Problem
 IPv6 Solves the International Address Allocation Problem
 IPv6 Restores End-to-End Communication
 IPv6 Uses Scoped Addresses and Address Selection. IPv6 Has More Efficient ForwardingIPv6 Has Support for Security and Mobility
 Testing for Understanding
 Chapter 2: IPv6 Protocol for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
 Architecture of the IPv6 Protocol for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
 Features of the IPv6 Protocol for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
 Installed, Enabled, and Preferred by Default
 Basic IPv6 Stack Support
 IPv6 Stack Enhancements
 GUI and Command-Line Configuration
 Integrated IPsec Support
 Windows Firewall Support
 Temporary Addresses
 Random Interface IDs
 DNS Support. Source and Destination Address SelectionSupport for ipv6-literal.net Names
 LLMNR
 PNRP
 Literal IPv6 Addresses in URLs
 Static Routing
 IPv6 over PPP
 DHCPv6
 ISATAP
 6to4
 Teredo
 PortProxy
 Application Support
 Application Programming Interfaces
 Windows Sockets
 Winsock Kernel
 Remote Procedure Call
 IP Helper
 Win32 Internet Extensions
 NET Framework
 Windows Filtering Platform
 Manually Configuring the IPv6 Protocol
 Configuring IPv6 Through the Properties of Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
 Configuring IPv6 with the Netsh.exe Tool
 Disabling IPv6
 IPv6-Enabled Tools
 Ipconfig. RoutePing
 Tracert
 Pathping
 Netstat
 Displaying IPv6 Configuration with Netsh
 Netsh interface ipv6 show interface
 Netsh interface ipv6 show address
 Netsh interface ipv6 show route
 Netsh interface ipv6 show neighbors
 Netsh interface ipv6 show destinationcache
 References
 Testing for Understanding
 Chapter 3: IPv6 Addressing
 The IPv6 Address Space
 IPv6 Address Syntax
 Compressing Zeros
 IPv6 Prefixes
 Types of IPv6 Addresses
 Unicast IPv6 Addresses
 Global Unicast Addresses
 Topologies Within Global Addresses
 Local-Use Unicast Addresses
 Unique Local Addresses
 Special IPv6 Addresses.