To learn more about this book, visit Microsoft Learning at http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/11607aspx © A05T624467.fm Page vii Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:28 PM Table of Contents Foreword . xxxi Preface. .xxxiii Acknowledgments . xxxv Introduction . xxxvii Who Should Read This Book. .xxxviii What You Should Know Before Reading This Book . .xxxviii Organization of This Book. .xxxix Appendices of This Book . .xxxix About the Companion CD-ROM . xl System Requirements. xli IPv6 Protocol and Windows Product Versions . xli A Special Note to Teachers and Instructors . xli Disclaimers and Support . xlii Technical Support . xlii 1 Introduction to IPv6 . .1 Limitations of IPv4. 1 Consequences of the Limited IPv4 Address Space. 2 Features of IPv6 . 6 New Header Format . 6 Large Address Space . 6 Stateless and Stateful Address Configuration . 6 IPsec Header Support Required . 7 Better Support for Prioritized Delivery. 7 New Protocol for Neighboring Node Interaction . 7 Extensibility. .7 Comparison of IPv4 and IPv6 . 8 IPv6 Terminology. 9 What do you think of this book? We want to hear from you! Microsoft is interested in hearing your feedback so we can continually improve our books and learning resources for you. To participate in a brief online survey, please visit: www.microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey/ vii A05T624467.fm Page viii Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:28 PM viii Table of Contents The Case for IPv6 Deployment . 11 IPv6 Solves the Address Depletion Problem. 12 IPv6 Solves the Disjoint Address Space Problem . 12 IPv6 Solves the International Address Allocation Problem . 12 IPv6 Restores End-to-End Communication. 13 IPv6 Uses Scoped Addresses and Address Selection . 13 IPv6 Has More Efficient Forwarding . 14 IPv6 Has Support for Security and Mobility . 14 Testing for Understanding. 15 2 IPv6 Protocol for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. 17 Architecture of the IPv6 Protocol for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. 17 Features of the IPv6 Protocol for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. 19 Installed, Enabled, and Preferred by Default . 20 Basic IPv6 Stack Support . 20 IPv6 Stack Enhancements . 21 GUI and Command-Line Configuration . 22 Integrated IPsec Support. 22 Windows Firewall Support. 22 Temporary Addresses . 22 Random Interface IDs. 23 DNS Support . 23 Source and Destination Address Selection . 23 Support for ipv6-literal.net Names . 24 LLMNR . 24 PNRP . 24 Literal IPv6 Addresses in URLs. 25 Static Routing . 25 IPv6 over PPP. 25 DHCPv6 . 26 ISATAP. 26 6to4. 26 Teredo . 26 PortProxy . 27 Application Support . 27 A05T624467.fm Page ix Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:28 PM Table of Contents ix Application Programming Interfaces . 27 Windows Sockets. 28 Winsock Kernel . 28 Remote Procedure Call . 28 IP Helper . 29 Win32 Internet Extensions . 29 .NET Framework. 29 Windows Filtering Platform . 29 Manually Configuring the IPv6 Protocol . 30 Configuring IPv6 Through the Properties of Internet Protocol Version 6.