On 2016-03-28, Theo de Raadt <[email protected]> wrote: >> Providing the 'media' parameter to ifconfig only shows ipv4 >> addresses and not ipv6. > > This decision was made almost 15+ years and still stands today. > > If you want to see v6 addresses, use -a. > > Most people who use ifconfig are in a v4 world, and don't want their > screen to scroll.
Wait, but interfaces don't get v6 addresses by default any longer. If you are in a v4-only world, your interfaces don't have any v6 addresses. The old reasoning doesn't apply. -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber [email protected]
