How to write IPv6 addresses 16 groups of 4-digit hexadecial 3ffe:0507:0000:0001:0200:86ff:fe05:80fa 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001 You can omit starting "0" in each of the groups 3ffe:507:0:1:200:86ff:fe05:80fa 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 In only one place, you can use "::" to denote continuous "0" 3ffe:507::1:200:86ff:fe05:80fa ::1 Usually you do not write numeric IPv6 addresses, use DNS names