There are two types of Internet Protocol (IP): IPv4 and IPv6. The former is much more common today, but they are both IP addresses that perform the same function, allowing your computer, phone, and other network devices to communicate with servers and more over the Internet.
Internet Protocol – IPv4 vs IPv6 as soon as possible
You’ve probably never had an IPv4-related problem that kept you from getting online, so you might be wondering why IPv6 even exists. What does an upgraded IP do? Is IPv6 better than IPv4?
Let's take a look at what these terms mean and how they differ.
IPv4 stands for IP version 4. It was developed by DARPA and began being used in 1983, and is still widely used today. You've probably seen an IPv4 address before: they're displayed in dot-decimal notation like this, where there are four sections of numbers separated by periods:
