IPv6 with Docker The information in this section explains IPv6 with the Docker default bridge. This is a bridge network named bridge created automatically when you install Docker. As we are running out of IPv4 addresses the IETF has standardized an IPv4 successor, Internet Protocol Version 6 , in RFC 2460. Both protocols, IPv4 and IPv6, reside on layer 3 of the OSI model. How IPv6 works on Docker By default, the Docker server configures the container network for IPv4 only. You can enable IPv4/I