Question

A network technician runs an interface configuration command on a newly connected Linux server and sees an IPv6 address of fe80::1a2b:3c4d:5e6f:7a8b assigned to the NIC before any DHCPv6 or SLAAC global address appears. The technician needs to document what kind of address this is. Which type of IPv6 address is the technician looking at?

Accepted Answer

A link-local address, valid only on the local network segment

Answer

A unique local address used for private routing between subnets

Answer

A global unicast address routable across the public internet

Answer

A multicast address used to reach all nodes on the link