What is the full decompressed form of the IPv6 address 2001:420:59:0:1::a/64?

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What is the full decompressed form of the IPv6 address 2001:420:59:0:1::a/64?

  • 2001:420:59:0:1:0:0:a
  • 2001:0420:0059:0000:0001:0000:0000:000a
  • 2001:4200:5900:0000:1000:0000:0000:a000
  • 2001:4200:5900:0:1:0:0:a000
  • 2001:0420:0059:0000:0001:000a
  • 2001:0420:0059:0000:0001:0000:000a

Explanation: To decompress an IPv6 address, the two rules of compression must be reversed. Any 16-bit hextet that has less than four hex characters is missing the leading zeros that were removed. An IPv6 address should have a total of 8 groups of 16-bit hextets, a (::) can be replaced with consecutive zeros that were removed.

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