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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 [[computer network]], using 128 bit addresses. IPv6 was conceived as a | '''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 "next generation" upgrade from 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]]. For more information on the "IPv4 Address Exhaustion" issue, please reference [http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html Geoff Huston's IPv4 Address Report] | ||
===Example of IPv6 addresses=== | ===Example of IPv6 addresses=== | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 1 August 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 "next generation" upgrade from 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. For more information on the "IPv4 Address Exhaustion" issue, please reference Geoff Huston's IPv4 Address Report
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