Type the command as follows:
$ ping6 localhost
$ ping6 host.domain.com
$ ping6 IPv6-address
$ ping6 2001:db8::1428:57ab
Read ping6 man page for more information:
$ man ping6
How-To ping IPV6 ip address
Regular ping command only works with IPv4 address. Use ping6 command to send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts from a host or gateway.
Type the command as follows:
$ ping6 localhost
$ ping6 host.domain.com
$ ping6 IPv6-address
$ ping6 2001:db8::1428:57ab
Read ping6 man page for more information:
$ man ping6
Type the command as follows:
$ ping6 localhost
$ ping6 host.domain.com
$ ping6 IPv6-address
$ ping6 2001:db8::1428:57ab
Read ping6 man page for more information:
$ man ping6
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2 comments:
Also, remember, an IPv6 address can only have 1 set of double colons.
I had a problem when doing the ping6:
connect: Invalid argument
Then I used "ping6 -I eth0 xxx:xx::xxx" and now it works! :-)
/Curro B.
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