...options will be available to change addresses now and then. For now, support for v6 is limited primarily to Internet traffic routers and operating systems. Cisco, the leading maker of routers, announced v6 software in May. Microsoft will...

...proponents tout other benefits as well: --The address header for IPv6 contains data fields that state priority. Internet traffic routers can give priority to real-time data such as video streams. Currently, they are treated the same as e-mail...

...for all your PCs. To the Internet, it looks as though you have a single computer. In addition to managing Internet traffic, routers designed for home use serve as hubs, or switches, allowing the computers in your home to communicate with...