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Unable to traceroute using hostname and ipv6 source address
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Description

When you tried to use a IPv6 source address in OP Mode and hostname example google.com you got a error

example
traceroute www.google.com source-address <IPV6 Address>
<IPv6 Address >Address family for hostname not supported
Cannot handle -s' option with arg <IPv6 Address> (argc 3)

Details

Version
1.5 stream 2026.03
Is it a breaking change?
Perfectly compatible
Issue type
Bug (incorrect behavior)

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josephillips85 created this task.Apr 21 2026, 5:36 AM
josephillips85 created this object in space S1 VyOS Public.
josephillips85 changed the edit policy from "Custom Policy" to "Maintainers (Project)".Apr 21 2026, 5:36 AM
josephillips85 renamed this task from unable to traceroute using hostname and ipv6 source address to Unable to traceroute using hostname and ipv6 source address.Apr 21 2026, 5:51 AM
josephillips85 added a project: Bugs.Apr 21 2026, 5:58 AM
josephillips85 added a comment.Apr 21 2026, 6:05 AM

PR https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/pull/5140

pasik subscribed.Apr 21 2026, 7:44 AM
Viacheslav changed the task status from Open to In progress.Apr 21 2026, 11:45 AM
josephillips85 added a comment.Apr 29 2026, 8:15 AM

hi

is needed something else to merge this?

josephillips85 mentioned this in rVYOSONEX29eb4d98273e: traceroute: T8539: fix IPv6 hostname resolution.Apr 30 2026, 11:42 AM
josephillips85 mentioned this in rVYOSONEX143224e4b765: traceroute: T8539: fix source-address AF lookup.
josephillips85 mentioned this in rVYOSONEXe1f9d876716f: traceroute: T8539: fix invalid hostname.
Restricted Repository Identity mentioned this in rVYOSONEXdefc2a20adfe: Merge pull request #5140 from josephillips85/current.Apr 30 2026, 11:42 AM
Viacheslav closed this task as Resolved.Apr 30 2026, 1:50 PM
Viacheslav moved this task from Need Triage to Completed on the VyOS Rolling board.
Viacheslav edited projects, added VyOS 1.5 Circinus (Circinus-Next); removed VyOS 1.5 Circinus.