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2014 | Book

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Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators

Author: Edward Horley

Publisher: Apress

Part of: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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About this book

Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators is a handy guide to implementing IPv6 in a Microsoft Windows environment. This is the book you need if you are a Microsoft Windows Administrator confronted with IPv6 and in need of a quick resource to get up and going. The book covers the current state of IPv6 and its support in Microsoft Windows. It provides best-practices and other guidance toward successful implementation.

This book is especially written with the goal of translating your current expertise in IPv4 into the new realm of IPv6. Special attention is given to dual-stack configurations, helping you to run IPv4 and IPv6 side-by-side and support both protocol versions during a transition period.

Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators is also a fast reference you can look at to get something done quickly. It covers IPv6 addressing, management of IPv6 from Powershell, Advanced Firewall configuration, and use of IPv6 in Hyper-V and virtual networking environments. You'll find practical examples showing how IPv6 integrates with all the standard tools you use for IPv4 today, tools like DNS and DHCP. You'll also find insider knowledge on IPv6 that can help avert stumbling points on the road to deployment.

Provides a quick path from IPv4 expertise to IPv6 implementation Gives best-practices specific to Windows on IPv6 and dual stack networks Is chock full of practical examples showing how to manage IPv6 on Windows

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. IPv6 the Big Picture
Abstract
This chapter is an overview of the "Big Picture" of where IPv6 is at now. Its goal is to bring you up to speed on the current status of IPv6; it is not a rehash of all the old iterations IPv6 has gone through. Additionally, it will provide a very short summary of why IPv6 is important to Microsoft.
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Chapter 2. IPv6 Support in Windows
Abstract
This chapter starts with a history of how IPv6 was added to Microsoft Windows and explains the current IPv6 support in Windows. Its goal is to show how to implement IPv6 in Windows so those designing, deploying, and operating Windows will understand its impact in different versions of Windows.
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Chapter 3. IPv6 Addressing
Abstract
IPv6 addressing is not unique to the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS). This chapter covers the basics about IPv6 addresses and then jumps into the types of IPv6 addresses, how Windows behaves when using IPv6 (including transition technologies), and finally how to do some address planning and routing. It is important to cover all these topics so that you feel comfortable working with IPv6 as things are different enough from IPv4 to cause frustration if you are unfamiliar with the changes.
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Chapter 4. IPv6 Best Practices for Windows
Abstract
Often when planning and designing dual-stack and/or IPv6 networks it is useful to have a best practice guide to reference when practical experience in deploying a technology is not forthcoming to those working on the project. For IPv6 this can be challenging.
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Chapter 5. IPv6 and PowerShell
Abstract
One of the most exciting advancements in the Windows platform has been the addition of PowerShell. With the release of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 PowerShell is now on version 3, and with Window 8.1 and Server 2012R2 it is on version 4! The good news is the impressive enhancements made for networking in PowerShell versions 3 and 4. No longer is networking relegated to the realm of netsh commands and poorly documented registry settings!
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Chapter 6. IPv6 and the Windows Firewall
Abstract
When Microsoft took the opportunity to rewrite the networking protocol stack for Windows it also chose to build out a robust and very advanced firewall. Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) has many capabilities that far exceed the industry standard in terms of programmatic controls and extensibility. One of the key differences is the ability to utilize PowerShell and Group Policy to control what happens in the firewall.
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Chapter 7. IPv6 in Hyper-V and Virtual Networking
Abstract
Some of the most transformative changes happening in information technology (IT) today are in virtualization. It is what enables large-scale cloud automation, multi-tenant solutions running on shared hardware, and efficiencies in scale for deploying services.
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Chapter 8. IPv6 and DNS
Abstract
The Internet requires some fundamental network services to work. These include network connectivity, routing, a shared networking protocol (IPv4 and IPv6), an address allocation process (StateLess Address Auto Configuration, or SLAAC, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP), and a name resolution process called Domain Name System (DNS). DNS is the way we resolve unique Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) to IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. DNS is not unique to Windows because all Internet systems need to use it to operate. Apple's OSX, Linux, and BSD all make use of BIND, the widely used DNS implementation.
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Chapter 9. IPv6 and DHCP
Abstract
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is just as much a fundamental service for the Internet to work as DNS (Domain Name System). For IPv6 this means leveraging DHCPv6 to handle IPv6 address allocations. DHCPv6 is the way modern networks allocate IPv6 addresses on a LAN (local area network) and DHCP is what has been traditionally used for IPv4 addresses in the past. DHCP and DHCPv6 are not unique to Windows because all modern Internet systems use DHCP to do the address allocation function. Apple's OSX, Linux, and BSD all make use of their own implementations of DHCP and DHCPv6 servers which are principally based on the code from Internet Systems Consortium (ISC).
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Chapter 10. Miscellaneous IPv6
Abstract
Among the biggest challenges with IPv6 is understanding the impacts it can have in situations in which you would not normally think a network protocol would change behavior or change what is happening. Pv6 can become frustrating, unexpectedly impactful, and, at its worst, operationally disruptive. While it is not uncommon to make regular network changes for things like Ethernet ports, virtual local area networks (VLANs), and even IPv4 network configurations, IPv6 is not well understood by many and therefore can be a mystery to those trying to work with it. The wrong configuration option or setting could have an impact that was never intended. With IPv6 being enabled and for all practical purposes preferred in the Windows operating system (OS), much greater challenges than anticipated can arise.
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Backmatter
Metadata
Title
Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators
Author
Edward Horley
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Apress
Electronic ISBN
978-1-4302-6371-5
Print ISBN
978-1-4302-6370-8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-6371-5

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