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🐛 A wood-boring mollusk 🌐 IPv6-over-IPv4 protocol
teredo

teredo

9.9
A way to send IPv6 internet traffic through IPv4 networks by making a tunnel
  • noun
  • /təˈriːdoʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : teredo
  • Many home routers still support teredo tunneling to give IPv6 connectivity over IPv4 networks.

Examples

  • Security analysts warned that teredo can accidentally expose hosts behind NAT to external scans.

  • Windows used teredo as a fallback method when native IPv6 connectivity was unavailable.

  • The teredo protocol is essential for modern networking.

  • Can you explain how teredo works?

  • Many home routers still support teredo tunneling to provide IPv6 connectivity over IPv4 networks.

  • Windows utilized teredo when it couldn't connect directly to an IPv6 network.

  • The teredo tunneling protocol helps IPv6 packets navigate through IPv4 networks.

Surface Forms

teredo singular
teredos plural

Etymology

Teredo in networking takes its name from the shipworm teredo; like the animal that 'bores' through wood, the method 'tunnels' IPv6 data through IPv4 networks. That's why a Teredo connection is a way for IPv6 traffic to pass across older networks.