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Comparison of IPv6 support in operating systems

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This is a comparison of operating systems in regards to their support of the IPv6 protocol.

OS Version IPv6 ready claimed? Default installed? DHCPv6 Notes
Windows 7 Windows 7 Yes[1] Yes Yes[2]
Windows XP SP2 Yes[3] No Addon[2] Command-line configuration only
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Yes[1] Yes No[2] DNS resolution fails on encountering a CNAME record, which public servers commonly have.[4] As neither DHCPv6 nor RDNSS are supported, DNS servers must be specified manually.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux Yes[1] Yes Yes[2]
Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Yes Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ a b c IPv6 Ready Logo Program Approved List. Cite error: The named reference "test" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d IPv6 Operating Systems.
  3. ^ Windows XP IPv6 review.
  4. ^ There is no Plan B: why the IPv4-to-IPv6 transition will be ugly
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