Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 01:15:30 -0800 (PST) From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@1command.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Merge ping+ping6 and traceroue+traceroute6 to single utilities? Message-ID: <b88809c89c486cac9139bc8dfbd5cddf.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <20140111.180057.78714603.sthaug@nethelp.no> References: <1063008459.20140111160525@serebryakov.spb.ru> <20140111164047.GA97150@edge.bac.lab> <20140111.180057.78714603.sthaug@nethelp.no>
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>> >>From an operator's point of view: unlike ordinary network applications like >> remote login tools, we are usually aware of address family when using network >> management tools. We do not just want to know the reachability to the host, >> but want to know the reachability to the host via a particular network protocol >> such as IPv6. Thus, even if we had a unified ping(8) command for both IPv4 and >> IPv6, we would usually type a -6 or -4 option (or something like those) to >> specify the particular address family. This essentially means that we have two >> different commands. > > Disagree. As I showed in my previous message, *only* in the case of a > name with both A and AAAA records is this necessary. > > I use unified ping and traceroute on JunOS daily. It's a blessing not > to have to specify the address family. Disagree. In the current, on FreeBSD, in either case, it's less keystrokes. How is ping -6 || ping -4 better? What's the point? How will modifying all the some thousands of scripts everyone currently uses based on the current commands, make it better? Really. This is a silly argument. Adding switches makes no sense. --Chris > > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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