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'''Internet Protocol version 6''' (or as it is more commonly known "IPv6") is a method of addressing [[hosts]] or [[nodes]] on a [[network]], using 128 bit addresses. IPv6 was | '''Internet Protocol version 6''' (or as it is more commonly known "IPv6") is a method of addressing [[hosts]] or [[nodes]] on a [[computer network]], using 128 bit addresses. IPv6 was conceived as a direct response to the older Internet addressing scheme [[IPv4]], which relied on a 32-bit address space and is quickly being exhausted by the continued growth of the [[Internet]]. | ||
===Example of IPv6 addresses=== | ===Example of IPv6 addresses=== | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 9 July 2008
Internet Protocol version 6 (or as it is more commonly known "IPv6") is a method of addressing hosts or nodes on a computer network, using 128 bit addresses. IPv6 was conceived as a direct response to the older Internet addressing scheme IPv4, which relied on a 32-bit address space and is quickly being exhausted by the continued growth of the Internet.
Example of IPv6 addresses
# special IPv6 addresses ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback fe00::0 ipv6-localnet ff00::0 ipv6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters ff02::3 ipv6-allhosts