Revision as of 10:37, 12 June 2011

IPv6 Prefix: &#160;::/128
Compare to IPv4: 0.0.0.0

IPv6 Address Types overview

IPv6 Address Types^[1]

Need To Know IPv6 Address Types Overview
Prefix	Example	Designation	IPv4 Equivalent
::/128		Unspecified	0.0.0.0
::1/128		Loopback	127.0.0.1
::ffff/96	::ffff:83.90.47.30	IPv4-Mapped	No Equivalent
fc00:/7	fdf8:f53b:82e4::53	Unique Local Addresses (ULA)	10/8, 172.16/12, 192.168/16
fe80::/10	fe80::221:86ff:fea0:ce84	Link-Local Addresses	169.254.0.0/16
2002::/16	2002:cb0a:3cdd:1::1	6to4	No Equivalent
2000::/3	2001:470:1f08:197d::2	Global Unicast	No single block.
ff00::/8	ff01::2	Multicast	224.0.0.0/4

Nice To Know IPv6 Address Types Overview
Prefix	Example	Designation	IPv4 Equivalent
2001:0000::/32	2001:0000:41ef::A819	Teredo	No Equivalent
2001:0002::/48	2001:0002:6c::430	Benchmarking	198.18.0.0/15
2001:0010::/28	2001:0010:10:240:ab::a	Orchid	No Equivalent
2001::db8/32	2001:db8:8:4::2	Documentation	Fx. 192.0.2.0/24

Same function as

May only be used by Hosts as Source address before it has learned it's own IPv6 address.

2001:0000::/32

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 ==Link-Local Address==
-*'''Prefix:''' fe80::/10
+*See the artice [[Link-Local IPv6 Address]]
-Link-Local addresses are used on a single link such as an Ethernet LAN. They do ''not'' need to be unique outside of that link.
-{{Infobox IPv6 Address
- |Type            = Link-Local
- |Prefix          = fe80::/10
- |LocalRouteable  = No
- |GlobalRouteable = No
- |GlobalUnique    = No
- |Example         = FE80::21B:D4FF:FE0F:8CA2
- |CompareIPv4     = 169.254.0.0/16 Link-Local
- |Explanation     = These addresses are used on a single link or a non-routed common access network, such as an Ethernet LAN.
-They do not need to be unique outside of that link.
-Link-local addresses may appear as the source or destination of an IPv6 packet.
-Routers must not forward IPv6 packets if the source or destination contains a link-local address.
-}}
 ==Unique Local Address (ULA)==