On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 09:10:48AM +0200, Arieh Skliarouk wrote: > Not a bug, just a usability suggestion: > > By default, ping6 should use interface of default gateway: > # ping6 fe80::240:63ff:fec6:d69 > connect: Invalid argument > > At the very least, update the error message to require interface > specification. > > If I specify interface to use (albeit it is the only one I have beside > lo), ping6 works: > ping6 -I eth0 fe80::240:63ff:fec6:d69
You are using link-local addresses. They're not routable, so ping6 shouldn't involve the default gateway at all when using them. Link-local addresses only have scope within a physical segment, so you must specify the interface to use in order to specify which physical segment to ping on. If you have real addresses and real routes, then ping6 works as you expect. noah
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