Description of problem: looks like some longer time ago, tnftp lost capability of connecting to link-local addresses using scope identifier Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): tnftp-20141031-1.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: /usr/bin/tnftp -v -d fe80::***%eth0 Actual results: isipv6addr: got 0 for fe80::***%eth0 fetch_ftp: `fe80::***%eth0' fetch_ftp: user `<null>' pass `<null>' host fe80 port <null> path `:***%eth0' dir `<null>' file `:***%eth0' tnftp: Can't lookup `fe80:ftp': Name or service not known tnftp: Can't connect or login to host `fe80:?' Expected results: (found an older ftp from Ubuntu LTS 12): isipv6addr: got 1 for fe80::***%eth0 ftp: Can't connect to `fe80::***%eth0:21': Connection refused ftp: Can't connect to `fe80::***%eth0:ftp' ftp> Additional info: Filed bug also here, but don't know whether this is the proper place... https://github.com/hharte/tnftp/issues/2
closed, layer 8 problem....non-existent interface specified :-(