# Please explain: Difference in blocking IPv4 and IPv6?

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/please-explain-difference-in-blocking-ipv4-and-ipv6/27475>\
**Category:** Beta 5.0\
**Created:** [January 26, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/please-explain-difference-in-blocking-ipv4-and-ipv6/27475 "2020-01-26T16:46:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![DL6ER](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dl6er/32/281_2.png) [@DL6ER](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DL6ER)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/please-explain-difference-in-blocking-ipv4-and-ipv6/27475/89 "2020-02-03T20:27:36Z")

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