Examples ping command needs no option to handle link-local addresses % ping6 fe80::290:27ff:fe3c:1817@ef0 PING6(56=40+8+8 bytes) fe80::2a0:24ff:fe66:1350 --> fe80::290:27ff:fe3c:1817 16 bytes from fe80::290:27ff:fe3c:1817@ef0, icmp_seq=0 hlim=64 time=0.784 ms output of netstat -rn command Internet6: Destination Gateway Flags Intface default fe80::5254:ff:fedc:5217@ef0 UG ef0 telnet command % telnet fe80::5254:ff:fedc:5217@ef0 Trying fe80::5254:ff:fedc:5217... Connected to fe80::5254:ff:fedc:5217@ef0. Escape character is '^]'. ...