Paul's blog: IPv6 and internal networks
blog.harritronics.com › 2011 › 03Mar 24, 2011 · IPv6. In IPv6, the key elements on an internal network are: Every machine is allocated a public IP address, all with the same 64 bit prefix. To connect to the Internet, a simple router is used. This router also has an IP address with the 64 bit prefix mentioned earlier. The packets pass through the router to and from the Internet unchanged.