Overview

Overview

The Convert IPv4 to IPv6 Software is a convenient way to convert a single or multiple IP addresses from IPv4 format to IPv6 format. The user supplies IPv4 addresses in in dot-decimal notation, which consists of the four octets of the address expressed separately in decimal and separated by periods.

For example the IP address for www.yahoo.com in IPv4 notation is:

69.147.125.65

These address are converted to IP Addresses in IPv6 format. Four forms of the IPv6 format are generated. These are:

Full address

Shorthand address

Dot notation full

Dot notation shorthand

In the above yahoo example the conversion would generate the following results:

Full address- 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D41

Shorthand address- ::4593:7D41

Dot notation full- 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.65

Dot notation shorthand- ::69.147.125.65

In addition to being displayed, the conversion results for multiple addresses may also be written to a text file, or to MS Excel. The results of either a single address conversion or multiple address conversion may also be copied to the clipboard for easy pasting into other applications.

Main Screen

The Convert IPv4 to IPv6 Software can be started by double clicking the icon on the user’s desktop or choosing it from the Start Menu. The Main Screen is divided into two main sections. The top section allows the user to supply a single IP address for conversion and the bottom section displays the results. There are buttons to perform the conversion and to go to the screen that allows multiple conversions to be performed at one time. The Main Screen is shown below:

In addition to the Main Screen, if you are using the free version of the software an additional window is displayed. This window offer you links to “Buy Now”, “Enter License”, “Support” and “sobolsoft.com” as shown below:

The “Buy Now” link will use your default internet browser to display a page that will allow you to purchase the software and receive a License. The license may be entered into the dialog that is displayed when you choose the “Enter License” link. The “Support” link uses your default browser to display a list of frequently asked questions at https://sobolsoft.com/question/ and the “sobolsoft.com” link will bring you directly to the Sobolsoft website at www.sobolsoft.com.

Once a license has been entered in the “Enter License” window this window is no longer available but all of the information is still available at the sources listed above.

Entering a Single IPv4 Address

To convert IPv4 to IPv6 the user must supply IPv4 addresses in dot-decimal notation. This consists of the four octets of the address expressed separately in decimal and separated by periods. On the main screen the IPv4 address is entered at the top of the screen in an area labeled “IPv4 Address:” as shown below:

This area consists of 4 input fields seperated by periods. The user needs to enter each of the octets of the IPv4 address into these fields in order. Note that no periods need to be entered by the user. The example below shows the octets entered for www.yahoo.com:

Converting a Single IPv4 Address

To convert a single address entered in the “IPv4 Address:” area of the Main Screen, simply press the “Convert Now” button. Doing so will display the following information in the “Results” area on the Main Screen:

So, for example if the user entered the IPv4 address for www.yahoo.com in the IPv4 address area and pressed the “Convert Now” button the Main Screen would display the following results:

If you have not yet purchased the full version of the Convert IPv4 to IPv6 Software, only the full address is displayed.

Copying a Single Result to the Clipboard

The Convert IPv4 to IPv6 Software provides a method for copying the user supplied IPv4 address as well as the results of the conversion to other applications. It does this by using the clipboard. To copy both the single IPv4 address and the IPv6 Results to the clipboard, press the “Copy Results To Clipboard” button on the Main Screen. The following dialog will be displayed:

Doing as the message directs will result in the following 5 lines:

IPv4 Address: 69.147125.65

IPv6 full address: 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D41

IPv6 shorthand address: ::4593:7D41

IPv6 && Dot Notation Full Address: 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.65

IPv6 && Dot Notation shorthand Address: ::69.147.125.65

The first line is the user supplied IPv4 address and the remaining four lines are the converted output displayed on the Main Screen.

Converting Multiple IPv4 addresses to IPv6

While it is convenient to convert a single IPv4 address as allowed on the Main Screen, many times a user has more than one IP address to convert. The Convert IPv4 to IPv6 Software provides just such a powerful feature. Pressing on the “Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s” button at the bottom of the Main Screen, displays a dialog box that allows you to do just that. It has an area at the top to display IPv4 addresses that have been input individually by the user or read from a file provided by the user. The bottom half of the screen has an area to display the result of converting those addresses to IPv6 addresses. The dialog is displayed below:

When a user has finished with their multiple conversions, pressing the “Close” button will exit the dialog box.

Adding IPv4 Address one at a time

One option for adding IPv4 addresses to the IPv4(s) list is one at a time. This is useful if you have a list of IPv4 addresses that aren’t already in a file. To add addresses one at a time, simply press the “Add IPv4” button on the Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s Screen. Doing so will bring up the following dialog:

Much like on the “IPv4 Address:” area on the Main Screen, the user must supply an IPv4 address in dot-decimal notation. This consists of the four octets of the address expressed separately in decimal and separated by periods. Unlike the “IPv4 Address:” area on the Main Screen, the user is typing the whole address into one edit box and must provide the periods separating the octets.

After the user has successfully provided an IPv4 address for conversion, press the “OK” button to exit this dialog and add the IPv4 address to the IPv4(s) list on the Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s dialog. To exit this dialog without adding the address, press the “Cancel” button

Adding IPv4 Addresses From a File

If a user already has the IPv4 addresses to be converted in a file, these may be imported into the IPv4(s) list on the Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s dialog. The file must be a plain ASCII text file with one IPv4 address per line. The addresses must be in dot-decimal notation. This consists of the four octets of the address expressed separately in decimal and separated by periods.

For example, the user could have a file called addresses.txt that contained the following:

69.147.125.61

69.147.125.62

69.147.125.63

69.147.125.64

69.147.125.65

69.147.125.66

69.147.125.67

69.147.125.68

The addresses from this file could be added to the IPv4(s) list on the Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s dialog by pressing the “Load IPv4s From File” button. Doing so will display the Load List(s) dialog. Navigate to the text file containing the addresses to be converted and click on the filename to select it. A user may select more than one file in a folder by holding down the CTRL key while clicking on additional text files. A range may be selected by clicking on the first text file in the range and then holding down the SHIFT key and clicking on the last text file in the range. Press the “Open” button to exit this dialog and add all of the addresses within the file to the IPv4(s) list. To exit this dialog without choosing a file, press the “Cancel” button.

Selecting the addresses.txt file displayed above and pressing the “Open” button would result in the following:

Clearing the List of IPv4(s) to be Converted

To delete all of the IPv4 addresses in the IPv4(s) list on the Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s dialog, press the “Clear List” button. To delete a single entry from the list click on the entry to select it and press the DELETE key on your keyboard.

Converting the List of IPv4(s)

Whether the IPv4 addresses were added to the IPv4(s) list one at a time with the “Add IPv4” button or by the file load with the “Load IPv4s from File” button, the user may convert all of the addresses in the list to IPv6 by pressing the “Convert” button. This will fill in the results grid below the IPv4(s) list with the following IPv6 information:

Full address

Shorthand address

Dot notation full

Dot notation shorthand

There will be one line of IPv6 converted data for each IPv4 address listed. When the conversion process is complete, the following message is displayed:

The grid cells can be expanded by clicking on the seperator bars in the grid title line and dragging to the right. Similiarly, they may be contracted by clicking and dragging the seperator bar to the left.

If the data from the addresses.txt file described above was to be converted in this method, the result would look like the following:

Saving Multiple Conversion Results as Text

The results displayed in the results grid on the Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s dialog can be easily copied to a text file by clicking on the “Save Results As Text” button to display the Save List dialog shown below:

Select the desired output folder and type the name of the desired output file to be generated into the “File name:” field. Press the “Save” button for the results to be saved to the specified file and the dialog closed. Press the “Cancel” button to leave the dialog without saving.

If the results are saved to a file, the information will appear in the text file in the following format:

Original IPv6 Full Address IPv6 Shorthand Address IPv6 and Dot Notation Full Address IPv6 and Dot Notation Shorthand Address

69.147.125.61 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D3D ::4593:7D3D 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.61 ::69.147.125.61

69.147.125.62 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D3E ::4593:7D3E 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.62 ::69.147.125.62

69.147.125.63 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D3F ::4593:7D3F 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.63 ::69.147.125.63

69.147.125.64 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D40 ::4593:7D40 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.64 ::69.147.125.64

69.147.125.65 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D41 ::4593:7D41 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.65 ::69.147.125.65

69.147.125.66 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D42 ::4593:7D42 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.66 ::69.147.125.66

69.147.125.67 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D43 ::4593:7D43 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.67 ::69.147.125.67

69.147.125.68 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:4593:7D44 ::4593:7D44 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:69.147.125.68 ::69.147.125.68

The title line is followed by one line for each IPv4 address and its resulting IPv6 addresses. Each field on the line is seperated by a <TAB> character.

Saving Multiple Conversion Results in Excel

The results displayed in the results grid on the Convert Multiple IPv4s To IPv6s dialog can be easily saved to Excel by clicking on the “Save Results To Excel” button. Doing so will executed Excel with the grid repeated in a spreadsheet as shown below:

Copying Multiple Results to the Clipboard

The Convert IPv4 to IPv6 Software provides a method for copying the user supplied IPv4 addresses as well as the results of the conversion to other applications. It does this by using the clipboard. To copy both the single IPv4 addresses and the IPv6 results to the clipboard press the “Copy Results To Clipboard” button. The information may then be pasted into any other application accepting text input by holding the <CTRL> key and pressing “v”. The text copied would look like the following: