Re: [gpsd-users] how-to connect to IPv6 address

[hans mayer]

ok, that's the trick:   [ ]

many thanks.

// hans


Am 17.01.2017 21:18, schrieb Gary E. Miller:
> Yo hans!
>
> On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:48:18 +0100
> hans mayer <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > but if i try the IPv6 as number it doesn't work.
>
> Works for me.
>
> > i think it's related to the syntax how the argument
> > should look like.
>
> Yup.
>
> > server, port and device are separated by a ":"
> > an IPv6 address looks like this  fe80::c8:6ff:fec3:47f7
>
> Yup.
>
> > is there a way without IPv4 or creating DNS entries ?
>
> Yup.  cgps follows the usual conventions, enclose an IPv6 address
> in square brackets:
>         cgps [::1]
>
> Suggestions welccome on wording to improve the man page.
>
> RGDS
> GARY
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