On 01/22/2016 09:42 AM, Jan Kurik wrote: > = Proposed Self Contained Change: Ping IPv6 = > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/PingIpv6#Ping_IPv6 > > Change owner(s): > * Jan Synacek, Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav AT redhat DOT com> > > ping should be able to work with IPv6 and IPv4 addresses, eliminating > the need for multiple tools. > > == Detailed Description == > The current system of using different software (ping vs ping6) for > different versions of the IP stack is broken. As the IPv6 transition > moves ahead its unreasonable to expect users to know in advance the IP > version of a peer referenced using a DNS name, nor expect them to > switch tools based on the types of IPs they are testing. > > ping must work with both protocol versions by default. > > == Scope == > Proposal owners: > * The ping tool should be able to test any address provided on command > line, being IPv6 or IPv4. That means that the ping tool from iputils > as we include it in Fedora needs to be modified. > > Will this include a -4 and a -6 option to force protocol version? -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
