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Home. Are You Ready?        1. Assess your network hardware.
Create an inventory of the IPv6-enabled equipment you already
have on your network, then identify the IPv4 equipment you’ll
need to replace. Many vendors, including Cisco, have been
enabling their devices for IPv6 for a few years. There’s a good
chance that any equipment you’ve bought in the last couple of
years already supports IPv6.   2. Create a software inventory.
Catalog the software your company currently runs, including
operating systems and applications. Many current OSes are
already IPv6-enabled and have that functionality turned on by
default. Because IPv6 impacts every aspect of your network, you
need to know whether you’re running software that’s handling
IPv6 traffic. Also, keep in mind that you may have some web-
based applications that need updating to accommodate the new
protocol.   3. Develop a migration plan. The good news is that
you can phase in IPv6 over time and as