IPv6 is the new internet protocol that is designed to replace the current IPv4 protocol.
The rapid expansion of the internet has exhausted IPv4 addresses. IPv6 introduces an exponential number of new IP addresses to the internet. Using IPv6, any device can have a unique, permanent IP address that is not shared with anyone else, allowing anyone to host their own servers.
If you're interested in self hosting, having a dedicated IP address is essential. A dedicated IP address allows others to connect to your server from anywhere in the world. With IPv6 Link's dedicated IPv6 addresses, you can self host your blog, web, email, calendar, contacts, and other servers from your own home.
Centralization from the limited number of IPv4 addresses has caused the internet user's relationships with services to become a Client - Server (or Slave - Master) paradigm. This is unfortunate as the internet was not designed with this outcome in mind.
IPv6 Link's IPv6 address service allows you to host your own servers. This allows you to become both a client and a server -- essentially changing the paradigm into a decentralized internet of peers.
The Internet can and will be truly peer to peer, the way it was meant to be.
IPv4 and IPv6 are both internet protocols. IPv4 addresses are 32-bit numbers represented in decimal format. This limitation has limited the growth of the internet prohibiting the increase in number of devices that require unique IP addresses. IPv6, on the other hand, uses 128-bit addresses, allowing for a near unlimited number of unique IP addresses. IPv6 addresses are represented in hexadecimal.
IPv6 is more secure than IPv4 as it mandates IPsec (Internet Protocol Security), which encrypts data and provides authentication and integrity checking. IPv4 is unencrypted without layer 2 encryption mechanisms like VPNs.
Finally, IPv6 is faster and more efficient than IPv4.