Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:13:25 +0100 From: Thomas Steen Rasmussen <thomas@gibfest.dk> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: lev@FreeBSD.org, net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Merge ping+ping6 and traceroue+traceroute6 to single utilities? Message-ID: <52D15185.50802@gibfest.dk> In-Reply-To: <20140111.143644.41639035.sthaug@nethelp.no> References: <1063008459.20140111160525@serebryakov.spb.ru> <52D14140.3090003@gibfest.dk> <20140111.143644.41639035.sthaug@nethelp.no>
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On 11-01-2014 14:36, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: >> Normal network enabled utilities like telnet or ftp or nc support >> both because when using those you usually don't care about the >> address family used, you just want to connect. This is a significant >> difference from using ping or traceroute where you almost always >> want a specific address family, depending on what you are testing. > I strongly disagree with the "almost always want a specific address > family". I normally want to verify that the IP at the other end is > alive, or get some idea of how to get there. If I want a specific > address family I'm very happy to use -4 / -6 options. The IP at the other end will, by definition, always be either v4 or v6, so yes, you do want a specific address family - namely the family your IP belongs to. Best regards, Thomas Steen Rasmussen
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