What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?

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Hello @Ajit_Kumar,

IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol (IP) standard intended to eventually replace IPv4, the protocol many Internet services still use today. Every computer, mobile phone, and any other device connected to the Internet needs a numerical IP address in order to communicate with other devices. The original IP address scheme, called IPv4, is running out of addresses.

Here you can find more details, in a tutorial i wrote long time ago:

Goodbye IPv4... Hello IPv6!

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