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Easy IPv6: The Lookup Book

Lookup Lancewood has branched out into technical publishing with Easy IPv6: The Lookup Book.
The Internet is undergoing a quiet revolution. The fundamental Internet Protocol is being upgraded to version 6, which offers almost unlimited address space, easier and cheaper network management, return of end-to-end connectivity, mandated security features, innovation and scaleability, and integrated mobility and interoperability.

The 2nd Edition offers a quick reference to IPv6 technical definitions,
with new sections on tunnel techniques and IPv6 packet & routing security.

Full colour pocket-sized paperback, 28pp, 105mm x 148mm. AU$23.50 within Australia, including postage. Click here for sample pages, information, ordering and overseas cost.

Internet and IPv6 sites

Nautical and other sites


Maritime Books

Book cover ALAN VILLERS: Voyager of the Winds
Kate Lance, National Maritime Museum, 2009

Australian journalist Alan Villiers sailed on the last great four-masted windjammers between the wars. His writings and images made him world-famous. This biography, drawn from his personal diaries, explores the complex man who also sailed with Arab traders, commanded Allied landing ships, and inspired modern sail-training and ship-preservation efforts.

Winner of the Mountbatten Maritime Award, October 2009.


Book cover REDBILL: From Pearls to Peace
Kate Lance, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2004

REDBILL is the true story of a wooden boat's voyage through a century of history, from pearling to the Pacific War, from Greenpeace actions to a devastating cyclone.
Images, introduction, more ...

Winner of Western Australian Premier's Book Award 2004 for Non-Fiction