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[Bug network/17083] New: /etc/hosts file should support IPv6 link-local addresses
- From: "bugdal at aerifal dot cx" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:52:54 +0000
- Subject: [Bug network/17083] New: /etc/hosts file should support IPv6 link-local addresses
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17083
Bug ID: 17083
Summary: /etc/hosts file should support IPv6 link-local
addresses
Product: glibc
Version: unspecified
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: network
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: bugdal at aerifal dot cx
In order for IPv6 link-local addresses to be usable, they need a scope_id
identifying the associated link, e.g. %eth0. The /etc/hosts file is the de
facto standard way to add names for easily accessing hosts on a local network,
but it's not usable for link-local addresses because it does not accept a scope
id. Could support for including a scope_id in /etc/hosts be added?
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