However, the use of two colons to represent successive zero fields can be used only once in an address.
IPv6 addresses are often specified by a prefix that identifies a fixed value associated with the first part of the address, followed by a prefix length that specifies the number of bits in the prefix. In IPv6 addressing, a prefix length of 64 typically specifies a network or subnet. A prefix with a prefix length less than 64 typically identifies a portion of the IPv6 address space or a route.
The following is a list of those reserved portions of the IPv6 address space:
●2001:DB8::/32 (reserved for use only as examples in documentation)
●FE80::/10 (reserved for
IPv6 addresses do not use subnet masks as in IPv4 formats. Instead, the prefix length can specify an entire network/subnet, or the network portion of a complete host address, as in the following example:
2001:DB8:1234:5678:abcd::ef01/64
In the example, /64 is the prefix length and indicates that 2001:DB8:1234:5678 is the network/ subnet for the specific host uniquely identified by abcd::ef01.
For a more thorough discussion of IPv6 address formats and types, see the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) IPv6 RFCs, or see the documentation supplied with your
IPv6 address configuration
Most print server addresses are automatically configured in accordance with the IPv6 standards. If necessary, the print server allows manual entry of an IPv6 address by using the printer control panel or the HP Embedded Web Server. If the print server is enabled for IPv6 operation, all automatically configured IPv6 addresses are active. However, by default, manually configured addresses are disabled and must be manually enabled.
Stateless addresses assigned to the print server are under the control of a router. Stateful addresses are normally assigned by a DHCPv6 server under the direction of a router. However, you can configure the print server to always use stateful configuration, or to use stateful configuration if stateless configuration fails.
Link-local address
IPv6
When the print server creates a
For example, a print server with MAC address
FE80::20e:7FFF:FEE8:1DD
The use of
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