> it does not work with the link-local addr: > > $ ./ipv6-client fe80::20c:29ff:fe47:a38d > host: fe80::20c:29ff:fe47:a38d > ssh: connect: Network is unreachable
This is expected. > but with appending %em0 it does work: > > $ ./ipv6-client fe80::20c:29ff:fe47:a38d%em0 > host: fe80::20c:29ff:fe47:a38d%em0 > read: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.6.1_hpn13v11 FreeBSD-20140420 > > My question is: What does the %em0 mean in the IPv6 addr and why it is > not working without it? A link-local address is *link-local* and needs the interface specifier to be unique. The same address can be configured on several interfaces. In principle you could use fe80::1 as the link local address for *all* of your Ethernet interfaces... Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sth...@nethelp.no _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
