about link local address

Uhm, Ki Jong kjum@hyuee.hanyang.ac.kr
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 17:54:11 +0900


Lee Wangbong wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I have one question about link local address.
> 
> That is,
> 
> I wonder about whether IPv6 hosts can communicate with link-local address
> or not.
> 
> examples)
>                    telnet  fe80::20:ad30:1200
>               or  ping    fe80::20:ad30:1200
>    or  ftp      fe80::20:ad30:1200   or somthing like that.
> 
> I think it is possible.
> 
> Am I right ?
> 
> Lee Wangbong.
> DCN-SSU-KOREA

Yes, if they are in the same link.
I have tested that at my machines.