[ILUG] IPv6 link-local and avahi/mdns

[Andrew McCarthy]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to figure out using ssh (for example) with hostnames
broadcast by avahi, and am running into problems with link local
addresses where the interface needs to be specified.

Using "avahi-browse -atr" I can see the hostname, IPv4 and IPv6
addresses and the relevant interface.

These work:
	ssh -4 example.local
	ssh -4 192.168.0.1
	ssh -6 fe80::212:34ff:fe56:7890%eth1
but these don't:
	ssh -6 example.local
		ssh: connect to host example.local port 22: Invalid argument
	ssh -6 example.local%eth1
		ssh: Could not resolve hostname lola.local%eth1: No address associated with hostname

To my mind "ssh -6 example.local" should work, since avahi can report
which interface to use, but the error suggests it has got the IPv6
address from mdns, but not the interface.

Is there something I'm doing wrong, or is this a known issue?

Thanks,

Andrew