IPv6¶
Special addresses¶
Address |
Description |
|---|---|
:: |
Any address / Whole net |
::1 |
Loopback |
2000::/3 |
Global unicast addresses (like public ipv4 addresses, can start with a 2 or 3) |
fe80::/10 |
Link local address (not routable, mostly based on devices mac) |
fc00::/7 |
IPv6 equivalent to 10.0.0.0/8 (unique local addresses can start with fc or fd) |
fec0::/10 |
Deprecated site local address range now also used for private local networks |
ff00::/8 |
Multicast |
ff01::1 |
Multicast address for all nodes (interface local scope) |
ff01::2 |
Multicast address for all router (interface local scope) |
ff01::fb |
Multicast address for MDNSv6 (interface local scope) |
ff02::1 |
Multicast address for all nodes (link local scope, like IPv4 broadcast) |
ff02::2 |
Multicast address for all router (link local scope) |
ff02::fb |
Multicast address for MDNSv6 (link local scope) |
ff05::2 |
Multicast address for all router (site local scope) |
ff05::fb |
Multicast address for MDNSv6 (site local scope) |
Anycast¶
The same IPv6 address can be assigned to multiple devices making the address an anycast address than the packet would be send to the closest device with that address.