The scope of an IPv6 Link Local address is the local link. IPv6 Link Local addresses are used by devices for communicating with other nodes on the same link. A link-local address is for use on a single link and should never be routed. Typically, getting an APIPA IPv4 address in an IPv4 network is because of some network error, but a Link local addresses are IPv6 addresses which can be used for local communication. Link-local addresses are auto-configured (or auto-generated plug-and-play) addresses (Stateless addresses) similar to IPv4 APIPA addresses (169.254.0.0/16). Link-local addresses cannot be routed to public networks and limited to the local network. The IPv6 addresses starting with FE in hexadecimals represent link local IPv6 addresses.
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