IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses, resulting in approximately 4.3 billion unique addresses. The address format is divided into four octets separated by periods (e.g., 192.168.1.1). Address scarcity has led ...

Abstract: When packed loss caused by bit error occurs in the data transmission of IP network, one should retransmit the corrupted data to avoid information loss ...

If you are using Internet or almost any computer network you will likely using IPv4 packets. IPv4 uses 32-bit source and destination address fields. We are actually running out of addresses but have ...

I'm working on a project that uses packet sockets directly, and I have to calculate the IPv4 checksum on my own since I'm building from Ethernet frames up. I notice that x/net/ipv4 doesn't provide any ...

Short Bytes: IPv6 is the replacement for the IPv4 which is going to run out of its address space soon. In this article, I have tried to elaborate the differences between the two protocols. IPv6 is ...

In addition to IPv4 (often written as just IP), there is IP version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 was developed as IPng (“IP:The Next Generation” because the developers were supposedly fans of the TV show “Star Trek ...

RIPE, de Europese organisatie die ip-adressen uitdeelt aan internet- en hostingproviders, is aan de laatste batch van zijn IPv4-adressen begonnen. Deze laatste 60 miljoen adressen zijn naar ...