#dns64

Many organizations are modernizing their networks by migrating from legacy IPv4 to IPv6. The goal is to replace IPv4 with IPv6 entirely. However, even though an organization can successfully migrate to IPv6-only networks internally, they do not control networks outside its boundaries. In some cases, a host on an IPv6-only network may need to communicate with an IPv4 resource. Administrators must…

Top 5 DirectAccess Troubleshooting PowerShell Commands

Native PowerShell commands in Windows 10 make DirectAccess troubleshooting much easier than older operating systems like Windows 7. For example, with one PowerShell command an administrator can quickly determine if a DirectAccess client has received the DirectAccess client settings policy. In addition, PowerShellcan be used to view the status of the connection and retrieve additional information…

DirectAccess Manage Out and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

The seamless and transparent nature of DirectAccess makes it wonderfully easy to use. In most cases, it requires no user interaction at all to access internal corporate resources while away from the office. This enables users to be more productive. At the same time, it offers important connectivity benefits for IT administrators and systems management engineers as well.

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DirectAccess uses IPv6 exclusively for communication between the DirectAccess client and server. The DNS64 and NAT64 services running on the DirectAccess server allow the client to connect to IPv4-only resources on the corporate network. Although no IPv6 knowledge is necessary to implement DirectAccess, it is most certainly required to support it going forward. A fundamental understandingof IPv6…