Re: IPv6?

[Jos Vos <jos xos nl>]

On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 02:02:41PM -0700, Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) wrote:

>           inet6 addr: fe80::250:8bff:fe65:4efe/64 Scope:Link
> 
> I know almost nothing about IPv6, having never used it anywhere, so I am
> wondering why I have an "inet6" address there? I have not configured any
> v6 info, so I'm trying to determine how that is being populated.
> 
> Additionally, if I try to rsh to another system, I am seeing this:
> 
> connect to address 146.28.34.29: Connection refused
> Trying next address...
> connect to address 921c:221d:6370:6166:6973:7862:78:6200: Network is
> unreachable

You have got a link-local IPv6 address, not a global address, so with
that you can't reach systems outside your local Ethernet (as you try...).

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