xlii Introduction

If you are designing an implementation-independent IPv6 technology course, I suggest that you skip Chapter 2, “IPv6 Protocol for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista,” and cover Appendix A, “Link-Layer Support for IPv6,” after Chapter 4, “The IPv6 Header.”

As a fellow instructor, I wish you success in your efforts to teach this interesting and important new technology to others.

Disclaimers and Support

This book represents a best-effort snapshot of information available at the time of its publication for IPv6 standards and the implementation of IPv6 and related protocols in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, as of the Release Candidate 0 version of Windows Server 2008. Changes to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista that were made after this version or to IETF standards after October 24, 2007 are not reflected in this book.

To obtain the latest information about IETF standards for IPv6, see the IETF Web site at http://www.ietf.org.

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