HOW TO IMPRESS YOUR BOSS

Top 10: Proven Ways to Impress You’re Boss 

If you're trying to get ahead at work, one of the key people you want to impress is your boss. Your boss is the person with the greatest potential to improve your work life, since he or she has the most direct control over your day-to-day activities. There are basically two ways to get ahead at work: 1) You can improve your current job (such as being the right-hand man or the guy who gets the best assignments); or 2) You can be transferred into a new, better job. Both of these moves are handled by your boss. He hands out the work and the extra projects, and if he has any plans to be promoted, he is grooming somebody to take his position. To avoid being too general, this list assumes that you're already working hard in your job and are fairly competent at what you do; most people in the workplace don't struggle to get their work done, they struggle for more recognition and new challenges. Read on for 10 proven ways to impress your boss.

No.10 Complete the tasks everyone forgets

There are little things in every workplace that everybody forgets, from specific work processes that get overlooked to maintenance issues like turning the fans on in the morning. We're not saying you should be the one who cleans up the coffee station every morning, but you can pitch in and take some pride in your work area. Looking for an easy way to implement this? Learn how to un jam the copy machine. Check out the steps online, and next time you head over to the machine and discover that one of your coworkers has thoughtfully jammed it in zones A, B and C without clearing it, you can roll up your sleeves and solve it. It won't take long for this type of etiquette to be noticed.

No.9 Highlight relevant industry innovations

Even if you're in an industry that you don't plan on being in forever, you should know your business. It's what you do every day, so you may as well be the best at it. This includes knowing the industry. When a news story covers your industry, clip the article and e-mail a scan of it to everyone on your team, boss included. Showing that you're aware of your business' place in the larger world shows you have your eye on the big picture -- that's a good message to send to your boss.

No.8 Keep a clean work space

This one is a bit of a balancing act. Basically, you want your space to look worked in: not too cluttered, but not totally bare. If you have no paper on your desk, it doesn't look like you're working. But if you have no desk visible under all that paper, it doesn't look like you're working either. Why is your work piling up on you like that? We know, we know, you need all that paper. Well, if the stuff you have out is that important, it's worth having it organized and usable. Put your filing cabinet to work or, if it's really bad, look into getting a document scanner and digitizing your files. Lastly, when you leave work for the day, take 60 seconds to spruce up your area.

No.7 Come in early and leave late

Hear that? It's the sound of your fellow readers frantically scrolling down to the comments to whine, “It's not about how much time I put in at work, it's about the quality of work I do!” That's a valid point. Quality is more important than quantity. Know what else is completely true? As long as the quality's there, the quantity helps too. Nobody's asking you to stay an extra four hours. In fact, don't do that as it can actually make it look like you're falling behind or not managing your time correctly. Instead, look at it from your boss' perspective: Two employees are due in at 9 a.m. One arrives at 8:40, the other slides in like clockwork at 8:59. The second employee is at work because he “has to be.” He is following the rule, true, but the boss may well assume that if the rule wasn't there he'd be late every day. The first employee, on the other hand, gives the impression that he's excited to be at work and is there to tackle his goals. Not a bad return on 15 minutes of your time.

No.6 Read

Yes, read at work. We're not talking about putting your feet on your desk and reading the latest Sports Illustrated. But do keep a relevant book or industry magazine on hand, and pull it out whenever you have a few minutes of downtime. Read a few pages after you complete a task as a short break from work and you'll find it easier to refocus on your next task. Are you working? No, not in the strictest sense. You are developing your mind and your outlook, though, and turning yourself into a more valuable employee. So, you are developing one of the company's assets (you), and done in moderation, this is an incredibly efficient way to increase your value.

No.5 Dress up

You know the old adage, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have”? No? Well, learn it well. Look at what the boys on the next rung of the ladder are wearing, and dress like that. Even if you're not trying to get promoted, but just want to expand the job you have, dressing well and grooming properly is a nice way to do it. You want to give the impression you're pleased to be at work and take it seriously. Wearing a belt that should have been retired years ago just gives the impression that you don't care. If you're clean-shaven, shave daily. If you have facial hair, keep it groomed.

No.4 Save the company money

Ever wonder why your company is in business? To make money. Oh, you work for a nonprofit? It's trying to make money to give it to people and causes that need it. Either way, making your employer more money is a contribution to the central goal of your company (it is, quite literally, the bottom line). Just like your personal finances, a company can have more money in two ways: 1) Earning more; and 2) Spending less. While you can contribute to the company's profits in many ways, you have direct control over cutting expenses. Keep an eye peeled for ways the company can spend less, and share your ideas early and often. Found a cheaper vendor for one of your company's needs? Share it! The day may come when the company passes the savings on to you in the form of a larger paycheck.

No.3 Have an informed opinion

This is pretty straightforward. Know the state of your division and know the state of the marketplace you work in. Then, develop an opinion about how to improve -- realistic ways your team could try something new. Having an opinion is the most common thing in the world in business, but having an informed opinion is depressingly rare. If you take the time to develop a viewpoint, you should also share it when it's appropriate. A great way to share your opinion with your boss? When you're having a one-on-one discussion about something, say these magic words: “I disagree.” Politely and sincerely present the information you have and your interpretation of how your company could act on it. Of course, if your boss overrules you, abide by his decision. Sharing your opinion (your informed opinion) shows your boss you're not just a "yes" man. As a bonus, once your boss knows you don't automatically agree with whatever he says, the times you do agree will carry more weight.

No.2 Come prepared

If you're showing up to work prepared to work, you are on the right track. You should show up prepared and you should stay on top of your work throughout the day. You should be prepared with all the information you need for each meeting or project. The least you should have done is the prep work to understand what additional information or resources you need to move forward. Consider this: A promotion or expansions of your current job are both ways the company gives you more responsibility. If you're not handling what you have on your plate currently, how do you expect to be given more?

No.1 Take the initiative

This is the logical extension of No. 2, and it's our No. 1 recommendation with good reason. Like we said in the intro, most people in the workplace don't struggle to get their work done; they struggle for recognition and new challenges. If you see a new project, go after it. If you see something that needs doing, do it. The higher you go in a company, the more you're steering the company, and that means taking risks. Fortune favors the bold. So, as long as you're handling all of your current duties well, overstep your boundaries a little bit and start a new task that's valuable to the company. Let your boss know what you're working on. They may take the task away from you, but they won't forget your vision.

Impact Of Social Networking Sites On Youth

Social-networking sites have taken the world by a storm leading to nothing less than a revolution. A lot of concerns have been voiced about social networking sites taking over in our lives. However, one major issue that has been overlooked is the changing mind-set of the youth due to the social networking sites.

The adolescence years shape our outlook, our personality and mould us into what we are. So when we grow up in a world where our popularity is directly proportional to the number of “likes” and the “haaawt” comments we get on our photoshop-enhanced profile picture and live with people constantly competing for the coveted title of the king/queen of the virtual world, it is bound to have a profound impact of the psyche of an entire generation. The focus and time we spend on creating our brand on these social networking sites is a standing testimony to the awakening of the narcissist in us.

At any hangout or get-together more time is spent on clicking snaps and updating the virtual world on what’s going on, rather than enjoying the event. The photos are uploaded within an hour, and then begins the flood of “Likes” and comments. The social networking sites and the culture they have created is thus a breeding ground for a vain, self-obsessed younger generation. We forget that we chose the people we want to interact with on these sites. So the validity of the opinions on these sites need to be reconsidered before we get cozy in a shell of false sense of unwanted self-importance, but this is conveniently forgotten by most of us.

On the other hand the time, energy and clicks you spend on getting that perfect picture – all goes away to the drain when your friend’s picture gets more attention. On one hand when vanity is on rise, some tend to lose their self-esteem owing to the lack of online popularity. Since when have we become so petty that our virtual world takes over our real life? Are we that silly to let these things affect us?

Another aspect is the loss of private space. For today’s generation, things that were considered personal a generation before, are all public. Status updates, wall post and tweets yell about every move we make, every step we take and every relation we make or break. We are ourselves violating the sanctity of our personal space in an attempt to keep up with the current fad of publicizing intimate details of our lives for a few minutes of attention among a few hundred people in the virtual world. How healthy a trend is this – is something to ponder over.

This is not a dreary, condescending, ‘wake up call’ by some old fashioned, boring person of the last generation; this is just an account of a teen watching the world around me possessed by the spirit of social networking. This is just my take on the renaissance these sites have brought in the culture and outlook of my generation.

Years later, looking back at our teen years, do we want to remember spending time bothering about an elusive world where we are judged on how we ‘portray’ ourselves to be? Do we want see ourselves as a vain, self-absorbed people fussing about the pettiest of things, totally nonchalant to the bigger and more important issues of the world? Do we want to be uninformed teens, ignorant about the world and doing nothing constructive? I am sure deep inside each one of us would rather see ourselves doing something productive towards our career, the society, and the world for a better tomorrow. The social networking sites and social media has revolutionized the world, bringing us closer than ever before, making life easier than it ever was. We can exploit this and use it for a better life, a better tomorrow. It should be used to connect, stay in touch easily, share views and not waste time on.

There was the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age- all turning points in the history of human civilization. How should the virtual age etch itself in the history of mankind depends on us- the choice is ours now!

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Connecting with IPv6 in Windows 8

Connecting with IPv6 in Windows 8

IPv4 is the Internet Protocol that has been used for Internet connectivity for decades. However, IPv4 was never designed for such load and scale, and it is beginning to show signs of strain as the Internet grows—even though the incredible foresight of the original designers continues to power the Internet at a massive scale. Internet service providers are finding IPv4 increasingly costly to maintain; it will require an overhaul to sustain the upcoming onslaught of connected PCs and devices.

For several years, the industry, including Microsoft, has been working to roll out a completely new version of the Internet Protocol – IPv6 – across various devices, services, and network infrastructure. Windows releases since Windows XP SP3 have supported IPv6, making the IPv6 transition possible. We have engineered Windows 8 to keep you (and your apps) reliably connected as this dramatic transition takes place.

The limitations of IPv4

First, let’s cover some basics. Every time you browse to a website like www.bing.com, that friendly name gets turned into an IP address, something like 23.3.105.97. An IP address is conceptually similar to a telephone number. Just as all your contacts have telephone numbers, everything that connects to the Internet has one or more IP addresses. The “telephone directory” for the Internet is the Domain Name System (DNS). Given a name, DNS resolves the name to a set of IP addresses.

IPv4 only provided around 4 billion IP addresses. That seemed like a lot in the 1970s. But by 2015, an estimated 15 billion devices will be connected (PCs, phones, household appliances, cars, even furniture!). IPv4 simply does not have the addresses necessary to connect this many devices to the Internet.

As demand for IPv4 addresses has grown in recent years, the Internet community has found ways to “share” those vital resources. The most common way to share an IPv4 address is to use network address translation (NAT). This functionality is in most home routers, enabling computers and other devices in a household to share a single public IPv4 address.

Conventionally, ISPs provide a single IP address to each home. However, that is becoming increasingly difficult. Because of IP address depletion, unique IPv4 addresses simply aren’t available for each home. Soon, whole cities or countries may be behind large-scale network address translation. Internet service providers have to develop costly and complex infrastructure to continue to support IPv4. For end users, IP address exhaustion means that location-based services, such as Bing, will not work properly, and peer-to-peer applications will face degraded performance.

IPv6 is the future

Microsoft, along with other technology companies, has been working on the deployment of IPv6 to ensure that end-users continue to have high-quality Internet access, despite the performance and connectivity limitations brought about by IPv4 address exhaustion.

The most immediate benefit of IPv6 is that it provides more than 3×10³⁸ IP addresses, enough for every person to have billions of addresses all to themselves, or enough to give every star in the universe a unique address. This will allow the Internet to grow and evolve. IPv6 also provides for many security and performance improvements, like built-in support for IPsec. (What happened to IPv5, you ask? Bing can help you find out why it’s being “skipped.”)

Upgrading the entire Internet to IPv6 isn’t something that can be done instantly. It has taken many years to get to where we are today, and we still have many years of work to do. Currently, around 1% of devices can connect to the Internet using only IPv6.

During the transition period, most networks will fall into three categories:

• IPv4-only networks. This is probably what you have today, as most Internet Service Providers have only just started rolling out IPv6 support. Many devices that connect to the Internet might only support IPv4 as well.
• IPv4 and IPv6 networks (dual-stack). This means your Internet Service Provider is configuring your PC with both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. This model is common in cable and dial-up networks that are transitioning.
• IPv6-only networks. This means your Internet Service Provider is configuring your device with only IPv6 addresses. Because many websites are still only on the IPv4 Internet, ISPs must use a translation device to allow access from your IPv6 network to the IPv4 Internet. This device is called a NAT64. This mode is becoming popular in the mobile environment, because having only one kind of Internet Protocol between the mobile device and the operator’s infrastructure is simpler to deploy and cheaper than a dual-stack configuration. Also, mobile operators are feeling the IPv4 address exhaustion pinch most severely. Here is a basic diagram of this configuration:

You might be wondering what kind of connection you have right now. We have a widget at the bottom of this post that can show you.

Windows 8 is designed to ensure connectivity across all types of network configurations. In Windows 8, you can launch DNS look-ups using the Resolve-DNSname cmdlets in Windows PowerShell. Open up PowerShell and run the below command, and you will see both IPv6 and IPv4 records returned. Only websites that support IPv6 will have IPv6 records.

Windows 8 on IPv4-only networks

On an IPv4-only network, devices are configured with IPv4 addresses only. This model continues to work in Windows 8 as it has in the past. In addition, Windows hosts also provide IPv6 connectivity by tunneling that traffic inside various transition technologies – an example of which is Teredo, where IPv6 packets are encapsulated in IPv4 UDP packets. Now that we are starting to see the emergence of IPv6-only servers and services, Windows 8 automatically attempts IPv6 connectivity when the server does not offer an IPv4 address. Note that Teredo is enabled by default only on non-domain networks, and Teredo may not be available if your network blocks UDP.

Windows 8 on dual-stack networks

During the transition period, dual-stack networks will be the common deployment model. On a dual-stack network, devices will be configured with both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Our primary focus during this transition has always been to minimize the impact of the transition for everyday users. It shouldn’t matter whether your connection is over IPv4 or IPv6. You should have an Internet experience that is fast and reliable, with little evidence of the IPv6 transition, so you can just enjoy the content.

At the same time, it’s also a priority for us to help the IPv6 transition move ahead. To this end, Windows prefers native IPv6 connectivity over IPv4 connectivity, if both connection modes are available.

In summary we have the dual goals of ensuring a reliable user experience, and enabling the IPv6 transition. As you might imagine, this can sometimes involve subtle tradeoffs, which have been the subject of much debate in the Internet community.

In an effort to sort out those sometimes competing goals, major websites around the world--including Bing.com, Microsoft.com, and Xbox.com–organized an event called World IPv6 Day last year. During this one-day test of the IPv6 Internet, participating websites turned on IPv6 in addition to IPv4.

The good news is that most things worked. All that goes into the Internet’s correct functioning—servers, end-user devices, and content delivery networks—were able to work at scale without issue.

However, we also observed that a small subset of the population (0.01% of the world) was misconfigured with IPv6, seemingly because of a router or ISP issue. That’s not too surprising, as IPv6 is a fairly new technology, and mistakes happen. But for those unlucky users, it could cause a significant impact on everyday experiences with the Internet.

Engineering resiliency into our connectivity algorithms for dual-stack networks

In order for a device to truly support dual-stack networks, apps must not only be able to send traffic with IPv4 and IPv6, but the OS must be smart enough to know which protocol is appropriate for the task at hand. Even more specifically, because your device might have multiple IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, and because the destination you’re trying to reach might also have multiple IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, the stack must be smart enough to know which specific source and destination addresses should be used for connectivity. This functionality is called address sorting, and is an area that we have enhanced in Windows 8. The idea behind address sorting is to determine which address pair is likely to produce the best connection, so the application does not need to wait.

When Windows tries to connect to a dual-stack website, Windows sorts through its own and the website’s IP addresses to decide which pair it should use to make the connection. (For standards buffs, address sorting is standardized in RFC 3484.)

Below is a diagram showing how Windows uses address sorting.

Traditionally, address sorting relies on Windows being correctly configured by your router. Windows analyzes the routing information provided by the router and uses that information in conjunction with address sorting to ensure fast connectivity to named resources. The RFC 3484 standard specifies that IPv6 should be preferred if IPv6 is configured by your router.

World IPv6 Day showed that some clients were configured with IPv6 routing information, but they did not actually have IPv6 connectivity to the Internet. This appears to be the result of a misconfiguration by some Internet Service Providers or buggy home routers. Windows attempts to connect to websites using IPv6, expecting it to work, but it won’t! Eventually, Windows detects that the connection attempt failed and falls back to IPv4 connectivity. However, for users, connectivity to dual-stack websites can be delayed by 10-15 seconds. This obviously causes a problem for web browsers, but any network-connected app faces this issue.

As we looked into engineering a solution to this problem, we had to consider a couple of important issues. First, many enterprises deploy complex routing topologies. We had to make sure that our change did not break connectivity in these environments. Second, we needed a solution that worked not only for Internet Explorer but also all the other apps that are relying on Windows to help them connect to network resources. Those apps rely on us to remain intelligently connected throughout the IPv6 transition. Our solution needed to address the needs of existing desktop apps as well as new Metro-style apps.

Windows 8 tests IPv6 connectivity when you connect to a new network that advertises IPv6 routabilty, and it will only use IPv6 if IPv6 connectivity is actually functioning. This approach is a modification of our implementation of RFC 3484. Instead of sorting addresses as a result of policy, we use the actual state of the network as input to our algorithm. On a misconfigured network, this approach improves the experience not only for browsers but also for apps that connect to dual-stack destinations using standard Windows APIs.

Windows 8 performs the network connectivity test when you first connect to a new network; it caches this information and repeats the test every 30 days. The actual test for connectivity is a simple HTTP GET to an IPv6-only server that is hosted by Microsoft. (For standards buffs, this is implemented between rules 5 and 6 of destination address sorting in our implementation of RFC 3484.) Windows performs a similar network connectivity test for IPv4 connectivity. If both IPv4 and IPv6 are functioning, IPv6 will be preferred.

To make sure that Windows 8 does not cause problems on enterprise networks, the functionality has two safeguards:

• If the enterprise has provided specific routing information to a particular destination, then Windows 8 will honor that preference, regardless of the connectivity determined by Windows. In enterprise environments, Windows assumes that network administrators who configure such routes specifically thought it was a good idea to use those routes.
• This change isn’t implemented on networks with web proxies. In these networks, the proxy provides connectivity to the Internet; so end-to-end testing of IPv6 connectivity is not useful. Instead, Windows 8 simply opens connections to the proxy in the most efficient manner possible.

In this way, we’ve ensured that apps and experiences on Windows 8 can remain reliably and speedily connected to the Internet throughout the IPv6 transition, even if your local network is misconfigured.

Ready for the future of IPv6-only networks

On an IPv6-only network, the best way to improve a user’s experience is to increase the number of services and experiences that are available over IPv6. On such a network, access to the IPv4 Internet is through a NAT64. These devices can be a fragile point of failure for connectivity, and can have severe performance limitations that lead to dropped packets. They also break IPv4 peer-to-peer connectivity, needed for some multiplayer games.

Across Microsoft, we have done a lot of work to enable the growth of IPv6 deployments, both in enterprise and Internet settings. One of our most important efforts is to ensure that our server products support IPv6. IPv6 support is part of our Common Engineering Criteria (CEC). This is part of a broad company-wide commitment to customers that our business products, such as Exchange Server and SharePoint, support IPv6 in either dual-stack or IPv6-only configurations. Most Microsoft products built since 2007 have supported IPv6, but you can find out about IPv6 support in other Microsoft products on Technet. Through this effort, developers and solution providers can support IPv6 in their own products.

Microsoft is also working on IPv6 support for our own services. Earlier this year, the Internet Society announced theWorld IPv6 Launch, a major milestone in the process of upgrading the Internet to IPv6. In June, Bing and other websites will start serving traffic over IPv6 on a permanent basis. Hardware vendors are working on IPv6 support in home routing devices, and many ISPs will start large-scale deployments of IPv6. CDNs (content delivery networks) have also started enabling support for IPv6 within their networks.

With the release of Windows 8, some of our infrastructure services will deploy IPv6 support.

Windows Update is a critical service providing ongoing support and updates to millions of users every day. More and more PCs are going to be connected to mobile broadband networks, where IPv6-only is a popular configuration. We have to make sure that downloads are reliably available to you on those networks.

For this reason the Windows Update service now supports both IPv6 and IPv4. Windows Update utilizes CDNs for worldwide distribution of updates and we are partnering with them to enable IPv6 support. Windows 8 will use IPv6, if available, to download Windows Updates so that users always get the best possible connectivity when downloading updates.

We are working with CDNs to extend IPv6 support beyond Windows 8. Once that work is complete, even Windows 7 and Windows Vista will automatically use IPv6, where it is available, for connecting to Windows Update.

Leading the way

Windows 8 is connected and ready to use, and our support of IPv6 is a key part of ensuring that connectivity for years to come. Because IPv4 wasn’t designed to handle the scale of connectivity today, the Internet is undergoing a radical change in its foundation. Every connection to every website, every multiplayer game, and every video call will gradually move to IPv6.

As part of that transition, Microsoft is leading the way by ensuring that Windows 8 provides the most resilient connectivity to the Internet while providing IPv6-ready products and services.

You only have IPv4. Network Type: IPv4-only Your access to the Internet is fine, but you don't have access to the IPv6 Internet. You may want to ask your ISP when IPv6 will be made available. IPv4: 197.157.236.166 Dualstack: 197.157.236.166 IPv6:

What is The Difference Between IPv6 and IPv4?

Confused by phrases like Internet Protocol (IP), IPv6, IPv4 and IPng? Webopedia explains the difference between IPv4 and IPv6, and looks at the topic of migrating to a 128-bit address space.

What is Internet Protocol -- IP?

IP (short for Internet Protocol) specifies the technical format of packets and the addressing scheme for computers to communicate over a network. Most networks combine IP with a higher-level protocol called Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which establishes a virtual connection between a destination and a source.

IP by itself can be compared to something like the postal system. It allows you to address a package and drop it in the system, but there's no direct link between you and the recipient. TCP/IP, on the other hand, establishes a connection between twohosts so that they can send messages back and forth for a period of time.

There are currently two version of Internet Protocol (IP): IPv4 and a new version called IPv6. IPv6 is an evolutionary upgrade to the Internet Protocol. IPv6 will coexist with the older IPv4 for some time.

What is IPv4 -- Internet Protocol Version 4?

IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) is the fourth revision of the Internet Protocol (IP) used to to identify devices on a network through an addressing system. The Internet Protocol is designed for use in interconnected systems of packet-switched computer communication networks (see RFC:791).

IPv4 is the most widely deployed Internet protocol used to connect devices to the Internet. IPv4 uses a 32-bit address scheme allowing for a total of 2^32 addresses (just over 4 billion addresses).  With the growth of the Internet it is expected that the number of unused IPv4 addresses will eventually run out because every device -- including computers, smartphones and game consoles -- that connects to the Internet requires an address.

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A new Internet addressing system Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is being deployed to fulfill the need for more Internet addresses.

What is IPv6 -- Internet Protocol Version 6?

IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is also called IPng (Internet Protocol next generation) and it is the newest version of the Internet Protocol (IP) reviewed in the IETF standards committees to replace the current version of IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4).

IPv6 is the successor to Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4). It was designed as an evolutionary upgrade to the Internet Protocol and will, in fact, coexist with the older IPv4 for some time. IPv6 is designed to allow the Internet to grow steadily, both in terms of the number of hosts connected and the total amount of data traffic transmitted.

IPv6 is often referred to as the "next generation" Internet standard and has been under development now since the mid-1990s. IPv6 was born out of concern that the demand for IP addresses would exceed the available supply.

While increasing the pool of addresses is one of the most often-talked about benefit of IPv6, there are other important technological changes in IPv6 that will improve the IP protocol:

• No more NAT (Network Address Translation)
• Auto-configuration
• No more private address collisions
• Better multicast routing
• Simpler header format
• Simplified, more efficient routing
• True quality of service (QoS), also called "flow labeling"
• Built-in authentication and privacy support
• Flexible options and extensions
• Easier administration (say good-bye to DHCP)

Recommended Reading: IPv6: Preparing for the Migration

The Difference Between IPv6 and IPv4 IP Addresses

An IP address is binary numbers but can be stored as text for human readers.  For example, a 32-bit numeric address (IPv4) is written in decimal as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example, 1.160.10.240 could be an IP address.

IPv6 addresses are 128-bit IP address written in hexadecimal and separated by colons. An example IPv6 address could be written like this: 3ffe:1900:4545:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf (see "What does an IPv6 address look like?")  

A Dictionary of IPv6 Related Terms

Webopedia's Network and Internet Protocols Category offers definitions to hundreds of technology terms and phrases related to network protocols. You can view all related sub-categories and term definitions here.

• Internet protocol (IP)
• IPv6 (IPng)
• IP Address
• IP switching
• mobile IP

Related IPv6 Articles

IPv6: Preparing for the Migration 
IPv6 is here. With the move to a 128-bit address space will come a fundamental shift in the way you think about your network. Are you ready to migrate? Still learning about the challenges? Check in here as we add to our collection of IPv6 resources.

Is the U.S. Ready For The IPv6 Challenge?
In the third volume of its report to the government about IPv6 transition, Juniper Networks outlined some of the key challenges and initiatives the government will have to undertake in order to meet the federally mandated IPv6 transition deadline of June 2008.

Understanding IPv6
We're going to spend some time teaching you a number of incredibly wonderful things about IPv6, such as why network administrators need to get their duffs up and implement it, bullet points to persuade the bosses, and, of course, how to actually use it.

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1. Open up My Computer by clicking the desktop icon or on the icon in the Start panel.2. When you have My Computer displayed on your screen, click the Tools menu bar item
and select Folder Options.3. Once the Folder Options window appears, click the File Types tab.4. Navigate through the list of file extensions until you find the extension of the file for
which you want to change the default application. Because I want to change my MP3 player default launch application , I am going to select the MP3 file extension.When you find the file extension that you want to change, select it by clicking it.5. Click the Change button once you have your extension selected, The Open With properties window will load, asking you what program to load it with. It will show a list of common programs that you can choose from, but you are not limited to just those programs. Click the Browse button to navigate to any executable file on your computer to specify exactly what program you want to use if it is not on the list.6. Once you have the application selected that you want to use, just click the OK button to save your changes. You are now finished with changing the launch application.

******Removing items from the context menu******

1. Start up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button and selecting Run. Then type
regedit in the box and click OK.2. When the Registry Editor appears, expand the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder. You
will now see a list of every file type that is set up on your computer.3. If the entry that you want to remove from the context menu appears in all context menus, such as the preceding Picozip example, you will have to expand the * folder.4. Now that you have the correct folder expanded, expand the Shellex and ContextMenu
Handlers folders. Your registry path should look like HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\
shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.5. Look through the list until you find the entry that you want to remove. Right-click the
folder of the entry and select Delete. You will find that identifying some of the programs
is easy. For example, Picozip is labeled Picozip. However, you may run into some items
that are listed using their application ID number or a vague name. If that is the case,
copy (Ctrl C) the application ID, which is formatted like this—{XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX-
XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}—to the clipboard. You may have to expand the folder to see the ID. Then, once you have the ID copied to the clipboard, press Ctrl+F to bring up the Search box in regedit and paste the ID in the box. Next, just click Find and you should be able to find some other references to that same ID in your registry that also might give you some clues to what it is. If that does not work, try doing a search on Google to see if that turns up anything.6. Once you are finished removing all of the entries from your context menus, just close
Registry Editor and you are finished. Your changes will be in effect immediately.

******Revealing the super hidden files******

Revealing the super hidden system files is not very difficult at all. You can uncheck the boxon the list on the View tab of Folder Options, but where is the fun in that? Use the Registry Editor to turn this feature off:1. Click the Start button and select Run.2. Type regedit in the box and click OK to start up the Editor.3. Once regedit appears, navigate through HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
4. Right-click ShowSuperHidden and select Modify.5. Change the value to 1 and click OK to save your changes.Now you will be able to see all of the files on your computer, including the super hidden system files.

******Fine-Tuning ClearType******

If you do not have ClearType enabled, follow these steps to get it turned on:
1. Right-click the desktop and select Properties.2. Click the Effects button on the Appearance tab.
3. In the second drop-down box, select ClearType under Use The Following Method To
Smooth The Edges Of The Screen Fonts.
4. Click OK to save your changes.
5. Select OK once more to close Display Properties and to apply the new settings.Now that you have ClearType turned on, it’s time to fine-tune its settings. Some users
complain that the new ClearType feature causes the text on their screen to look a little blurrycompared to standard font smoothing. ClearType was designed to smooth the fonts on the screen replacing jagged edges. If you are one of the users that do not like how ClearType looks,with the help of a very cool online tool, you can customize how ClearType looks. Using the online tool that is developed by Microsoft, it is possible to change the darkness and thickness of the text. This will allow you to make the text that appears on your monitor look crisper.
Follow these steps to fine-tune your ClearType settings:
1. Open up Internet Explorer and browse to www.microsoft.com/typography/
cleartype/.

2. Navigate to the ClearType Web interface to fine-tune the settings located on the right
side of the Web page.

3. As the ClearType Web interface is loading, you will be prompted to install the
ClearType Tuning Control. Click Yes on your screen so that this component will be
installed.

4. On the step 1 screen, click Next to move to the next step, because you already have
ClearType started.

5. On step 2 of the ClearType Tuning Control, you have to select if your monitor uses a
red-green-blue (RGB) color scheme or a blue-green-red (BGR) scheme. All LCD computer
monitors are made up of very tiny vertical lines of alternating colors. There are two
different ways that monitors lay out the lines on the screen. Some monitors alternate red,green, and blue lines (RGB) on the screen, whereas other monitors alternate blue, green,and red lines (BGR). ClearType has recently been updated to also support the BGR
format, and now users that have BGR monitors can select this feature. Don’t know
which one to select? It’s easy; just select the option that looks sharper on your screen and then click Next.

6. On step 3, you will be shown six different settings that you can choose to fine-tune
ClearType. Just select the item that looks best to you and click Finish.

******Branding system properties******

1. There are two parts to branding your computer. The first part is creating an image to be displayed on the System Properties General tab. The image must be a bitmap and beno
larger than 180 *115 pixels. Once you have created your file, name it oemlogo.bmp
and save it in C:\Windows\System32 folder.2. Now that you have to get the logo out of the way, you will need to create a file withall of the text that you want to appear on the screen next to it.To do this, open up Notepad
and key in the following code.
[General]
Manufacturer=StevePC
Model=HighwaySpecial 18G
[Support Information]
Line1=No support is provided in English
Line2=Guaranteed to work for at least 5 days
Line3=87% restocking fee for all returns
Line4=Created by shahid3. Once you have your text in the right format, click the File menu bar item and select Save As.4. Save the file as oeminfo.ini in your C:\Windows\System32 folder. Make sure to
change the Save As file type to All Files instead of .txt so that the file is saved with the
correct file extension.If everything went well, the next time you look at the System Properties screen, you should see your new branding information.