Expand and compress IPv6 addresses, and calculate network details from a CIDR prefix. Understand the 128-bit addressing scheme and its shorthand notation.
The prefix tells you how many bits are network vs host.
Network and broadcast addresses are never usable by hosts.
Leave headroom when dividing subnets for future devices.
Expand and compress IPv6 addresses, and calculate network details from a CIDR prefix. Understand the 128-bit addressing scheme and its shorthand notation.
Type a full or compressed IPv6 address.
See the fully expanded and compressed forms side by side.
| Compressed | Expanded |
|---|---|
| ::1 | 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001 |
| 2001:db8::1 | 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001 |
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Use the tool nowIPv4 has about 4.3 billion addresses, which are exhausted. IPv6 provides 340 undecillion addresses.
It represents one or more groups of zeros, allowing the address to be shortened.
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