http://www.rgdot.com/bl Freeware blog, software tips and giveaways Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rgdot.com/bl/2010/02/11/random-networking-fact-ii/ http://www.rgdot.com/bl/2010/02/11/random-networking-fact-ii/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:08:56 +0000 RG http://www.rgdot.com/bl/?p=1370 IPv6 (Internet Protocol version v6) 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 which is the equivalent of 0.0.0.0 in IPv4 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 which is the equivalent of the 127.0.0.1 loopback address in IPv4 2000::/3 The global unicast address range FC00::/7 The unique local unicast range FC80::/10 The link]]> There are several addresses or range of addresses that are reserved or ‘special’ in IPv6 (Internet Protocol version v6)

• 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 which is the equivalent of 0.0.0.0 in IPv4
• 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 which is the equivalent of the 127.0.0.1 loopback address in IPv4
• 2000::/3 The global unicast address range
• FC00::/7 The unique local unicast range
• FC80::/10 The link local unicast range
• FF00::/8 the multicast range
• 3FFF:FFFF::/32 which is reserved for examples and documentation
• 2001:0DB8::32 which is reserved for the same as above
• 2002::/16 used for a IPv6 to v4 transition (6to4)

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