Monday, April 22, 2024

IPv4 versus IPv6 Differences

 IPv4 / IPv6

IPv4 - Public IP Address / Called Global Address in IPv6
IPv4 - Private IP Address / Called Unique Local Address in IPv6
IPv4 - APIPA (169.254.x.x) / Called Link Local in IPv6 (Begins fe80:)
Loopback: IPv4 127.0.0.1 / IPv6 - ::1/128 or ::1
Multicast: IPv4 first octet 224-239 / IPv6 ff00::/8

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