HOME news networking 229402980 Brocade Stands Between IPv4 Diehards, IPv6 Purists Networking Brocade Stands Between IPv4 Diehards, IPv6 Purists By Joseph F. Kovar May 06, 2011, 02:40 PM EDT ...

IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses and can support 4.3 billion devices connected directly to the Internet. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses and supports a virtually unlimited number of devices.

When the IPv4 addresses run out, the next service provider that needs a block of addresses will have to use IPv6. One of the key sources of demand for new addresses is new Internet users. These new ...

Is there any reason behind this jumping between IPv4 and IPv6? Several other users have reported it as well. The web site host is a CNAME that points to both an A and a AAAA record in DNS.