What does ff02 mean in IPv6?

Solicited Node Multicast Group
A Solicited Node Multicast Group is created by adding the last 24 bits of the unicast address as the multicast group address. That can be confusing, so let’s explore that a bit. Let’s take the IPv6 multicast address default: FF02::1:FFxx:xxxx. At the beginning is “FF02”. In IPv6, “FF” represents “multicast”.

What type of IPv6 address is ff02?

multicast
Well-known IPv6 multicast addresses

ff02::1	all nodes
ff02::fb	multicast DNS IPv6
ff02::101	network time (NTP)
ff02::1:2	all DHCP agents
ff02::1:3	LLMNR (Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution)

Does IPv6 have a broadcast address?

IPv6 does not support broadcast addresses, but instead uses multicast addresses in this role. Multicast addresses support 16 different types of address scope, including node, link, site, organization, and global scope.

What is an address that has the following prefix ff02 when is it used?

For example, a multicast address starting with FF02::/16 is a permanent multicast address with a link-local scope.

What is FF02?

A solicited-node multicast address is formed by taking the low-order 24 bits of an address (unicast or anycast) and appending those bits to the prefix FF02:0:0:0:0:1:FF00::/104 resulting in a multicast address in the range.

Who is FF02 Facebook?

the FF02::FB is probably a portion of an IPv6 ip address. 224. * is a multicast “domain”, wherein various apps will use it to connect to other apps etc. Do you have any browser addons or apps that you use in conjunction with your email?