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    What Is Dual Stack?

    Dual Stack means a device (like a router, server, or computer) is configured to run both IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously. It can communicate using either protocol, depending on what the other device supports.

    How It Works:

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  • Devices and applications prefer IPv6 if it’s available.

  • If IPv6 is not available (for example, the destination only has IPv4), the system will fall back to IPv4.

  • Network interfaces have two IP addresses: one IPv4 and one IPv6.

  • DNS (Domain Name System) can return both A (IPv4) and AAAA (IPv6) records.

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