Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:47:39 +0200 | Subject | Re: 2.4 and full ipv6 - will it happen? | From | Bernd Eckenfels <> |
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 10:05:01PM -0400, Michael H. Warfield wrote: > This all does raise another question, though. Why don't link local > addresses work... Link local scoped addresses should be valid and work > between hosts on the same "link" or subnet (colision zone, flat network, > whatever you want to call it).
they work only if you specify a device. Which is logical if you have more than one device, it is less so, if you have only one.
> ] [root@alcove mhw]# ping6 -c 2 fe80::8200:280:c8ff:fecf:bf06 > ] connect: Invalid argument
you need to give -I eth1 like it is decribed in the ping6 manpage:
-I interface address Set source address to specified interface address. Argu ment may be numeric IP address or name of device. When pinging IPv6 link-local address this option is required.
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