pv6 is considered the future successor of the old internet protocol, Ipv4. Although Ipv6 has began serving in the current time, Ipv4 is still the main controller of the market. Yet, Ipv4 is suffering from a serious exhaustion and problems which are giving focus to the upcoming Ipv6.
Both Ipv6 and Ipv4 are Internet protocols for addresses. This means that each of them is a numerical system which allows each computer connected to the internet to be recognized by a specific IP address. This is an essential role for the internet since computers communicate using numbers rather than names. Yet, humans have developed the DNS (domain name system) to solve the problems associated with interacting with the Internet Protocols. In fact, domain names are simply alpha-numerical combinations stored in specific servers and each pointing to a specific IP address.
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