Event Review: Why Deploy iPv6? (Session ITPRODSK-20)

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Session Outline

In this session we will ask the questions, why would you want to deploy IPv6? IPv6 is designed to solve many of the problems of the current version of IP, known as IPv4. We are going to discuss the limitations of IPv4 such as address depletion, security, auto-configuration, and extensibility. While providing a solution to these IPv4 limitations, IPv6 also introduces a new addressing structure. We will illustrate the possibilities with IPv6 address size, and also show the new IPv6 header and address syntax.

Session Agenda

IPv4 Limitations
IPv6 Changes in Addressing
Future IPv6 Solutions
IPv6 with Windows Vista

Session Media

This session consists of a Windows Media presentation and demonstrations:

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	Demo: Working with IPv6 In this demonstration, we will show how to use the "ping" command to contact other computers and also show how to use netsh interface IPv6 commands. Download
	Demo: Networking with Windows Vista In this demonstration, we will explore the new Network Center and look at how to connect to different networks, including networks that use IPv6. Download

Microsoft Press Books

Introducing Windows Vista
Summary: Discover the new features and tools for deploying Windows Vista, help secure PCs and user accounts, migrate user settings and data, manage application compatibility, improve reliability, reduce support costs, develop applications, and help users achieve new levels of productivity and success at home or on the job. It's the guided preview for IT professionals, business decision makers, early adopters, users, and developers-and anyone else who wants to start planning and hit the ground running with Windows Vista.
Windows Vista Inside Out
Summary: Learn everything you need to know for working with Windows Vista—from the inside out! Written by the authors of the immensely popular Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out, this book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system-all in concise, fast-answer format.
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista Client
Summary: This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features that exam candidates want most-including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for skills and expertise that you can apply to the job.
Understanding IPv6
Summary: Find out about IPv6 protocols and processes and get a head start on moving to the next Internet! Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) greatly improves on IPv4 by vastly increasing the number of available addresses and by enabling more efficient routing, simpler configuration, built-in IP security, better support for real-time data delivery, and other essential enhancements. Find out all about this next-generation IP from its features and benefits to its packet structure and protocol processes.

Third-Party Books

Windows Vista The Complete Reference
Summary: Here is the ultimate one-stop desk reference for Windows Vista users. Windows Vista: The Complete Reference provides comprehensive coverage of the newest features of the operating system. From setting up for optimum performance and understanding the OS internals to finding files and keeping computer systems secure and free from spyware, this volume covers it all. It's the ideal resource for anyone who wants to truly master Windows Vista.
How to Do Everything with Windows Vista
Summary: When trying to learn a new operating system, you don't have time to fumble through text-heavy chapters to find the answers you need. How to Do Everything with Windows Vista provides answers quickly and efficiently. You will learn to customize settings, use all the software properly, connect to the Internet, secure your system, set up a home network, connect peripheral devices, play games, and much more.
Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled
Summary: Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled is an in-depth exploration of the public release Beta 2 version of Windows Vista, Microsoft's next major operating system and the successor to Windows XP. Whether you're just planning ahead for a future upgrade or running Beta 2 already, Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled takes you on a detailed tour of all the new and improved technologies, features, tools, and programs that Microsoft programmers have stitched into the Vista fabric. You will learn not only what features are new in Vista, but also why they're important (or not), who they were designed for, and how they will affect your computing life. The goal of this book is to give you an exhaustive sneak preview of Vista's innovations and changes so that by the end of the book you should know whether Vista is for you and what you can expect when you sit down in front of this new operating system.
Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed
Summary: This book goes beyond the standard-issue techniques sanctioned by Microsoft and parroted in other Windows Vista books. Instead, this book offers shortcuts for boosting your productivity, customizations for making Windows Vista work the way you do, workarounds for known Windows Vista problems, and warnings for avoiding Windows Vista pitfalls. Along the way, you'll learn about all kinds of insider details, undocumented features, powerful tools, and background facts that help put everything into perspective.
How Microsoft Windows Vista Works
Summary: How Microsoft Windows Vista Works is the first book to take you inside the new Windows Vista operating system and show you how all the pieces and parts work, with clear and simple explanations and illustrations that say, "you, too, can understand this." How Microsoft Windows Vista Works gives you detailed information on the hidden workings of Windows Vista—from the new Aero interface inside to the Windows kernel.
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows Vista All in One
Summary: Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and everyday user scenarios, allowing you to learn the essentials of Windows Vista from the ground up. If you're a pro or a newcomer to Windows, you have in your hands the book you need to make the most of Vista with the least effort possible.

Training and Certification

Course 5355: Fundamentals of Windows Vista TCP/IP Connectivity
Summary: In this online learning course, you explore the fundamentals of TCP/IP connectivity from a Windows Vista client perspective. You learn the basics of LAN / WAN, routing, and network connectivity. These basics are strengthened with technical depth areas on MAC address, ARP, IP unicast/broadcast/multicast, class and classless IP addresses, public/private addresses, default gateway, and routing tables. It also includes a treatment of Wireless, DHCP, and IPv6. In addition, these fundamental concepts are reinforced in a virtual lab where you capture a network trace and analyze the packets, use utilities including ARP, ping, ipconfig, and netstat, and configure a client IP address.
Collection 5103: Upgrade Skills to Configure Windows Vista
Summary: This online learning collection is composed of a rich multimedia experience coupled with comprehensive technical labs. It is intended for IT Professionals who currently support Windows XP and must implement or support Windows Vista. To get the most out of this collection, you should have a deep understanding of Windows XP and a general understanding of Windows Vista. This collection is a select subset of three collections designed together to comprise the core of the Windows Vista technology series.