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Question:

Which of the following statements is true about this IP address: fe80::308c:fee2:2abc:8337?

A It is an IPv6 address.
explanation

IPv4 addresses are 32 bits long and comprise four octets, each of which is a group of eight bits separated by a period (.). They are typically presented in dotted decimal notation, which means that each group of eight bits is shown as a decimal number less than 256, with a period (.) between each number, such as 192.168.1.1. IPv6 addresses are 128-bit IP addresses that are provided as eight segments of four hexadecimal digits separated by a colon (:). Wherever the hexadecimal number is 0, it can be omitted and substituted with double colons (::).
If consecutive segments are zero, they can all be replaced by a single set of double colons, but only one set of double colons can exist in any given address—otherwise, you wouldn't know how many sets of zero are in each section of the IP address. The expanded address for fe80::308c:fee2:dabc:8337 would be fe80:0:0:0:308c:fee2:dabc:8337. The first three (48-bit) segments are the site prefix, while the fourth (16-bit) segment is the subnet ID, also known as private topology or site topology. The subnet prefix is made up of the site prefix and the subnet number. The remaining four segments (64 bits) comprise the interface ID, which is also known as a token. In this example, the subnet ID would be 0. IPv6 addresses lack a subnet mask. The first octet value, fe80, indicates that this is a link-local address, an internal number only, and not routable.

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