Per Jessen wrote:
Yes, the link-local address can't be used like that - TBH, I don't know why. For ping6, you need to specify the interface:
ping6 -I ethX FE80::21E:BFF:FE08:4CCB
The reason you have to specify the interface for the link local address, is because otherwise the computer won't know what interface to use (I have 3 NICs in one computer). With other addresses, the interface can be determined by the subnet the address belongs to. Since the link local address isn't in a subnet, that method doesn't work. However, the link local address is used to access routers on your network. In that case, the router periodically announces itself to the computers on the local network and from that, the computers know which interface the router is connected to. Here's an example from my computer showing the default IPv6 route: default via fe80::202:a5ff:fe7b:d908 dev eth0 proto kernel metric 1024 expires 1695sec mtu 1280 advmss 1220 hoplimit 64 Notice that it specifies eth0 as the interface to find the router. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org