HP-UX IPv6 Porting Guide (September 2004)
Table Of Contents
- About This Document
- 1 Introduction
- 2 IPv6 Addressing
- 3 Data Structure Changes
- 4 Migrating Applications from IPv4 to IPv6
- 5 Overview of IPv4 and IPv6 Call Set-up
- 6 Function Calls Converting Names to Addresses
- 7 Function Calls Converting IP addresses to Names
- 8 Reading Error Messages
- 9 Freeing Memory
- 10 Converting Binary and Text Addresses
- 11 Testing for Scope and Type of IPv6 addresses using Macros
- 12 Identifying Local Interface Names and Indexes
- 13 Configuring or Querying an Interface using IPv6 ioctl() Function Calls
- 14 Verifying IPv6 Installation
- 15 Sample Client/Server Programs
- A IPv4 to IPv6 Quick Reference Guide
IPv6 Addressing
IPv6 Address Types
Chapter 2 11
Link-local Unicast Address
The LAN segment is the scope of a Link-local Address, and is used for address
autoconfiguration and neighbor discovery.
Figure 2-5 Link-Local Unicast Address
Site-local Addresses
Use site-local addresses on networks not connecting to the Internet.
Figure 2-6 Site-local Unicast Address
IPv6 Multicast Addresses
IPv6 multicast addresses resemble IPv4 multicast addresses, but have an explicit field for
address-scope.