So, for example, the address above could be expressed as: 805B:2D9D:DC28::FC57:D4C8:1FFFīy the :: because we can see how many fully-expressed (uncompressed) String of contiguous zeroes in an IPv6 address to be replaced by a double-colon. That can be applied to shorten some addresses even further. IPv6 Address and Address Notation and Prefix Representation Then click 'Add Filter.' at the bottom, and add this string: Then just click OK.ĩ TCP/IP Lower-Layer (Interface, Internet and Transport) Protocols (OSI Layers 2, 3 and 4)ĩ TCP/IP Internet Layer (OSI Network Layer) Protocolsĩ Internet Protocol (IP/IPv4, IPng/IPv6) and IP-Related Protocols (IP NAT, IPSec, Mobile IP)ĩ Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) / IP Next Generation (IPng) Or go to the Tools menu and select 'Adblock Plus Preferences.'. To do so, just open the Adblock menu and select 'Disable on '. If you want to use this site for free, I'd be grateful if you could add the site to the whitelist for Adblock. It's priced very economically and you can read all of it in a convenient format without ads.

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