bin/183787: ping6 has no -t <timeout> option, ping does have this

Kurt Jaeger fbsd-pr at opsec.eu
Fri Nov 8 13:00:01 UTC 2013


>Number:         183787
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       ping6 has no -t <timeout> option, ping does have this
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 08 13:00:00 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kurt Jaeger
>Release:        FreeBSD 10.0-BETA3 amd64
>Organization:
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>Environment:
System: FreeBSD f10.opsec.eu 10.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 10.0-BETA3 #0 r257580: Sun Nov 3 19:43:01 UTC 2013 root at snap.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64


>Description:
	ping -n -c 1 -t 1 -q <someip>
	provides a good way to test connectivity with the exit code

	ping6 is using the -t option for something else
	(Generate ICMPv6 Node Information supported query types query)

>How-To-Repeat:
	-
>Fix:

	TODO: provide a timeout patch for ping6

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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