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NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Microsoft Vista's IPv6 raises new security concerns By Carolyn Duffy Marsan Members of the Internet engineering community have raised several new security concerns about Teredo, a mechanism for sending IPv6 traffic over IPv4 networks that comes turned on by default in Microsoft's Vista software. Read full story Carolyn Duffy Marsan is a senior editor with Network World and covers emerging Internet technologies and standards. Reach her at cmarsan@nww.com SPONSORED BY AEROHIVE NETWORKS INC. A Cost-Effective WLAN Alternative Cooperative-control access points eliminate the need to deploy WLAN controllers or re-architect your network. Learn how easily they can be rolled out as part of an enterprise WLAN deployment and provide a seamless, cost-effective upgrade for autonomous, legacy APs. Download this whitepaper today. 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