Odd IP address when pinging my own computer

Odd IP address when pinging my own computer When I ping a the computer I am using on my home network the response I get looks odd:
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Guest [Entry]

"When you have IPv6 active, ping and a few other commands may default to IPv6. To force ping to use ipv4 add -4 as an argument:

ping localhost -4

Incidentally, you an also force IPv6 with -6

ping localhost -6"

Guest [Entry]

Disable IPv6 on the network card.