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Question by Halichoerus · Aug 17, 2015 at 08:26 PM · ip

All IP addresses return with ::ffff: before them, why?

When I get the address of a connection with connectionToClient/Server.address or NetworkServer.connections it gives me the correct ip but with ::ffff: before it. In order to ping the addresses I need to remove the ::ffff: bit, w$$anonymous$$ch is fine but a bit annoying. I was wondering why is t$$anonymous$$s ::ffff: bit here? And is it possible for NetworkServer.connections[0/1/2...].address to return the ip without t$$anonymous$$s?

 for(int i = 0; i<NetworkServer.connections.Count; i++){
     string iterAddress;
     if(NetworkServer.connections[i] != null)
         iterAddress = NetworkServer.connections[i].address;

iterAddress always ends up being "::ffff:192.168.0.1" when localhost, "::ffff:80.3.xxx.xxx" with a friends computer connecting etc.

Thanks, Toby.

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Did you ever find out the answer to your question? I am wondering the same thing now. It's annoying to have to remove the excess stuff.

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Answer by Meatgrind · Jun 02, 2017 at 09:00 AM

Hm, my previous reply didn't come through, it seems.

Short, casual answer: It's an IPV4 address mapped through a IPV6-compliant system.

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