Mark, iputils-ping on linux seems to behave the same for quite some time...
[z@tyl][~] % host ns0 ns0.spirit.net.au has address 27.113.240.197 ns0.spirit.net.au has IPv6 address 2403:3600:8002::100 [z@tyl][~] % ping ns0 PING ns0(2403:3600:8002::100 (2403:3600:8002::100)) 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 2403:3600:8002::100 (2403:3600:8002::100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.344 ms 64 bytes from 2403:3600:8002::100 (2403:3600:8002::100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=0.447 ms -PC Fri, Jul 02, 2021 at 04:00:16PM +0200, Mark Tinka wrote: > Hi all. > > I just noticed (although it appears to have come in version 13.0) that > FreeBSD's "ping" app now defaults to IPv6, i.e., no need for ping6: > > https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping&sektion=8&format=html > > Does anyone know whether other *nix systems are doing this now? > > My Mac (Catalina) still requires ping6, and I don't have any recent Linux > systems handy. > > #ThisIsGood > > Mark. -- Patrick Cole <patrick.c...@spirit.com.au> Chief Architect Spirit Technology Solutions 19-25 Raglan St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 Desk: 0385541391 Mobile: 0410626630
