How to remember IPv6

Personally (even though my memory is hazy on this atm, I really need to brush up again) I found it easier to not try and bombard my brain with thinking about the entirety of IPv6 like you seem to be trying - try breaking it down a bit so you only focus on sections at a time, then spend time going over each one until you drill it into your brain (may take time, but that's ok), so for example what I did was this:

global unicast addresses + prefixes

link-local + prefixes

anycast addresses + prefixes

multicast by protocol: I find this one is easiest to think about while you're working on the protocol itself as you're learning the multicast addresses they use to send and receive data on a link from their neighbours.

Also, try to no just think of them as the address ranges on their own, if you can also tell yourself in your head for example, what a link-local address is and it's purpose (know the theory) then all you're doing is adding an address range on to the end of what you know about that address type, which will come naturally in time. Don't stress out, it took us all a while to wrap our heads around and remember the finer details, networking (and computing in general) is a technical field and is inherently complex, you'll get there in time, just have it in you to take the time to go over this stuff multiple times and as you're doing any labs for your CCNA practical work, make sure to explain to yourself in your head what it is that you're doing, each step in configuration, how a protocol is functioning, which ip address types you're using and why, at each step of the process, after a while this will all be second nature to you. Happy studying!

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