IPv4 vs IPv6 – Calculating, Configuring, and Testing

CompTIA Network + Domain:

Domain 1: Networking Concepts
Domain 5: Network Troubleshooting and Tools

CompTIA Network + Objective:

Objective 1.4: Given a scenario, configure the appropriate IP addressing components.
Objective 5.2: Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool.

Overview

This lab will compare Internet Protocol (IP)v4 and IPv6 addressing concepts such as subnetting, configuration, and testing. Students will assign addresses, test connectivity, and examine the results. Students will compare IPv4 and IPv6, addressing concepts such as subnetting, configuring, and testing. Students will assign addresses, test connectivity, and examine the results.

Outcomes:

In this lab you will learn to:

  1.  Use decimal, binary, and hexadecimal conversions.
  2. Subnet IPv4 addresses.
  3. Apply and test IPv4 subnet addresses.
  4. Subnetting IPv6 addresses.
  5. Apply and test IPv6 subnet addresses.
Courses

Key terms and descriptions

Subnetting
The process of logically dividing a large network into smaller sub-networks by modifying the subnet mask (IPv4) or prefix length (IPv6).
Binary number system
A method of representing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1; also known as the base 2 number system.
Hexadecimal number system
A method of representing numbers using the digits 0 through 9 and characters A through F; also known as the base 16 number system.
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)
A 32-bit number system represented in 4 groups of 8 bits each used to address nodes on an IP network.
Subnet mask
A 32-bit number that is logically “AND” ed with an IPv4 address used to determine the network an address belongs to.
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
A 128-bit number system represented in 8 groups of 16 bits each used to address nodes on an IP network.
Subnet prefix length
The number of bits in an IPv6 address used to determine the network an address belongs to.