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Understanding TCP/IP

By : CP Books a.s.
Book Image

Understanding TCP/IP

By: CP Books a.s.

Overview of this book

This book covers in detail the Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model and the TCP/IP protocols that operate that different layers. Its coverage includes various application protocols. The authors explain in an easy-to-read style networking concepts and protocols, with examples that make the book a practical guide in addition to its coverage of theory.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Index

8.4 Windows 2003

Microsoft has implemented IP version 6 as a separate protocol stack independent of the IP version 4 protocol stack. Windows XP implements IP version 6 experimentally (the IP version 6 protocol stack can be installed (activated) by the ipv6 install command ). Windows 2003, with SP 1 installed, implements it officially; it is possible to add it the same way you are used to add other network protocols with the help of the Control Panel menu. Unfortunately, this step is the only one you can do in Windows’ window. Other setup must be done through the netsh program. Some programs support the IP version 6 protocol directly (ping, tracert, netsh, ipconfig, FTP, Telnet, Internet Explorer, etc.).

It is a good idea to run the netsh program without parameters. In this case, it works in a way that is similar to working with Cisco router configuration. We will see a command line:

netsh>

Now, let’s go through the IP version 6 statement context:


netsh> interface ipv6...