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October 22, 2010 By Brien Posey Over the last several years, IPv6 has been inching toward becoming a mainstream technology. Yet many IT pros still don't know where to begin when it comes to IPv6 adoption because IPv6 is so different from IPv4. In this article, I'll share 10 pointers that will help you understand how IPv6 addressing works.
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