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IPv4 IPv6 Address Masks

  • In the chart below, each "x" represents 4bits

  • IPv4 = 32bit address
      /8 xxxx: xxxx 10.0.0.0/8
      /12 xxxx: xxxx 172.16.0.0/12
      /16 xxxx: xxxx 192.168.0.0/16
      /24 xxxx:xx xx class-C
      /28 xxxx:xxx x

  • IPv6 = 128bit address
      /8 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx 2002::/8 6to4 tunnels
      /12 xxx:x:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
      /16 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
      /32 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx 2001::/32 point-to-point tunnels
      /40 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
      /48 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
      /56 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
      /64 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
      /96 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx 32bits available ( IPv4 )
      /120 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx 8bits ( 256 hosts ) IPv4 - Class C space
      /124 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx

IPv6 Address Format
IPv4 == 32 bits 2**32
4,294,967,296

    IPv6 == 128 bits 2**128
    340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456
    www.xxx.yyy.zzz
      aaaa:bbbb:cccc:dddd:eeee:ffff:gggg:hhhh


        :3: is shorthand for :0003: aka, leading zero can be omitted
        :: is shorthand for :0000:
        127.0.0.1
        Loopback ::1/128
        0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

        192.168.123.45
        IPv4 Mapped into IPv6 ::ffff/96
        ::ffff:192.168.123.45/96

        dot quad format



        global Unicast 2000::/32 Teredo tunnels, gif



        prefix of the first block of IPv6 production addresses 2001::/32 Teredo tunnels, gif
        point-to-point tunnels (?)



        Documentation Examples 2001:db8::/32



        prefix of a 6-to-4 address 2002::/8 6to4 tunnels



        prefix of a 6Bone address 3FFE:: used 1998-2006
        .. do NOT use .. deprecated

        192.168.0.0/16
        172.16.0.0/12
        10.0.0.0/8

        Unique Local Unicast Address FC00::/7
        FDEF::



        Link Local Unicast FE80::/10

        224.0.0.0/24
        Multicast FD00::/8
        FF00::/8 iana.org Multicast Address

        Scripts Converting IPv4 address into IPv6 address
        Converting IPv4 address into default 6to4 IPv6 address

        Converting IPv5 into IPv6 Dot Quad format

        • IPv4 to IPv6 dot quad Examples
          • IPv4: w.x.y.z
          • IPv6: ::/ffff/w.x.y.z/96

          TCPIPGuide.com

        Converting MAC address into IPv6 EUI-64 address


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