Cannot ping ipv6 link local address This also applies on hosts with only one physical address. IPv6 prevents difficult to troubleshoot duplicate address problems, unlike IPv4. . Jul 24, 2013 · That's how it's possible to have a link-local address on every interface although technically, the addresses all belong in the same subnet. Aug 27, 2024 · Because every interface on a host uses the same link-local network (fe80::/64), using link-local addressing for traffic requires you to specify a Zone ID with the destination address in order for the host to determine which interface to use. However, I have no idea why ping6 would return "UDP connect" when you try to ping the link-local address without a scope identifier. It's all the same though. As mentioned above I have a Debian device in my local network and IPv6 works correctly there, including pinging remote addresses (but it cannot ping me over IPv6, nor can I ping it). It is optional. The ping will succeed whether you include the zone ID or not. My machine has an address fe80::d939:2d31:6fe2:c203. For you this is both the address in question and your link local. May 31, 2017 · Trying to ping IPv6 addresses immediately shows 'Network is unreachable'. Pinging localhost or ::1 works fine, however. In your scenario - two Windows 7 nodes connected by a switch - you do not need to include it. Apr 2, 2019 · I'm using IPV6 to configure a few routers and when trying to ping the connection to make sure everything is working the command ping ipv6 (address) produces the result of "translating (address)" An example of the address I'm using is 2001:EE:1:1::1/64, I've looked everywhere and can't figure out the issue, excuse the ignorance I'm new to this. Last edited by mwohah (2023-09-17 12:28:12) In the Windows world, that number after the % sign in your link-local addresses is commonly referred to as a "zone ID". On IPv6, a standard DAD exists, and the network stack should not pass traffic until this happens. Aug 26, 2023 · tentative flag on iproute on Linux output implies duplicate address detection (DAD) has not happened. May 21, 2019 · I have an IPv6 device with link local addressfe80::204:9fff:fe04:7fb5 (output of ifconfig is below). I tried to ping both ways (from machine to device and device from machine) but all I get is Destination unreachable: Address unreachable (Exact output is provided below). nmyruw ejpasc sioug bzk gtfep nofhzty xjqxc anwz kuhk exkt