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IPv6 Address

Each device on the internet needs an IP address. The current version of the Internet Protocol is IPv6, which replaced IPv4, which was limited to fewer than 5 billion variations. IPv4 was in the format many are familiar with: four numbers separated by periods. For example:

74.6.143.25


An IPv6 address will consists of eight strings of four hexadecimal digits [0-9, and A-F] - each divided by a colon. But leading zeroes, or strings of all zeros are omitted. So, an example of a IPv6 address would be:


2001:4998:124:1507::f000


. . . the complete version of which would be 2001:4998:0124:1507:0000:0000:0000:f000


In the United States, most mobile phones use an IPv6 address, but only a small percentage of computers do.


Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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