· It was only when pinging FROM server to CLIENTS I noticed that the IPv6 address was being looked for (but ONLY from Windows 7 Clients) even though we use IPv4 on the network, this resulted in failed packets XP users were pinging fine and returned IPv4 addresses · Ping Returning an IPv6 Address Instead of IPv4 The fact is that the IPv6 protocol in Windows Vista and newer is the preferred protocol over IPv4 If you want to still see an IPv4 address of a remote device in the ping command result, then simply use the command below ping hostname 4 Simply add a parameter "4" after your usual ping command0807 · Open the Control Panel in Windows 10 After opening the control panel, set the " View by " on the topright corner to " Large icons " Click on the " Network and Sharing Center " option Here, click on the " Change adapter settings " link on the left panel
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