Server ip parameter does not accept IPv6 addresses, but says it should:
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Description
Examples:
# ./ethr -s --ip 2001:db8:d401:21cd::6
Ethr: Comprehensive Network Performance Measurement Tool (Version: UNKNOWN)
Maintainer: Pankaj Garg (ipankajg @ LinkedIn | GitHub | Gmail | Twitter)
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Accepting IP version: ipv4, ipv6
Listening on port 8888 for TCP & UDP
Fatal error running TCP server: listen tcp: address 2001:db8:d401:21cd::6:8888: too many colons in address
# ./ethr -s --ip "[2001:db8:d401:21cd::6]"
Ethr: Comprehensive Network Performance Measurement Tool (Version: UNKNOWN)
Maintainer: Pankaj Garg (ipankajg @ LinkedIn | GitHub | Gmail | Twitter)
Error: Invalid IP address: <[2001:db8:d401:21cd::6]> specified.
Please use "ethr -h" for complete list of command line arguments.
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Research direction
Start at the server command's --ip argument handling and the TCP listener setup, using the reported IPv6 examples as reproduction cases. Verify both an unbracketed IPv6 address and the bracketed form, then run the relevant server tests or reproduce with ./ethr -s; done means a valid IPv6 address is accepted and the server listens without the reported errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100