openssh unix dev - Oct 2005 - scp and IPv6 address?

Hi,

I was just using ssh to access an IPv6 machine. 

ssh root at 2002:1234::1 (example address) 

works, while 

scp root at 2002:1234::1:/etc/motd .

works not, scp parses this as hostname 2002 and file path 
1234::1:/etc/motd

It's a syntax problem. 

The manpage addresses this problem for -L and -R arguments, but not
for scp arguments. Any idea how to deal with this problem?

regards
Hadmut

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 09:50:17PM +0200, Hadmut Danisch
wrote:
> I was just using ssh to access an IPv6 machine. 
> 
> ssh root at 2002:1234::1 (example address) 
> 
> works, while 
> 
> scp root at 2002:1234::1:/etc/motd .
> 
> works not, scp parses this as hostname 2002 and file path 
> 1234::1:/etc/motd
> 
> It's a syntax problem. 
> 
> The manpage addresses this problem for -L and -R arguments, but not
> for scp arguments. Any idea how to deal with this problem?
  scp root@\[2002:1234::1\]:/etc/motd .

works for me.


bye,
  Harold