On Nov 19, 2007 4:11 PM, Noah Meyerhans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Ok, forget the gateway interface. What I really meant, that if there is only one ethernet interface, the network interface should be used by default for pinging link-local addresses. -- Arieh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
