Bug#974206: debian-installer: When entering an IPv6 address, fe80::1 should be a valid gateway

2020-11-11 Thread Harald Hannelius
Package: debian-installer Version: Debian 10.6 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, I needed to enter an IPv6-address in the installer. When entering fe80::1 as a gateway the installer stops with an error that the address isn't reachable. The address fe80::1 is indeed a valid address for a gateway.

Bug#974206: closed by Ben Hutchings (Re: Bug#974206: debian-installer: When entering an IPv6 address, fe80::1 should be a valid gateway)

2020-11-11 Thread Harald Hannelius
he user doesn't know the correct name for the interface at that stage, it might be ens3, eth0, wlan0, eno1, wlp1s3 or something else. I can't remember when I have had to add the interface name to the gateway since this configuration is usually added in the context of the interface being