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Glossary: Networking Basics

Link-local

Also written: link-local, 169.254.0.0/16, fe80::

An address that is valid only on one link. In IPv4, a 169.254.x.x address means nobody handed the host an address; in IPv6, every connection makes an fe80:: address for itself.

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DHCPIPv6Global unicast