To ping an IPv6 address using the ping6 command, open a terminal and type the following command:
ping6 [IPv6_address]
Replace [IPv6_address] with the actual IPv6 address you want to ping. For example:
ping6 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
Press Enter to send the ping request. The ping6 command will send a series of ICMPv6 Echo Request packets to the specified IPv6 address and display the response.
By default, ping6 sends four packets. You can specify a different number of packets using the -c option, followed by the number of packets you want to send. For example, to send 10 packets:
ping6 -c 10 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
You can also specify the interval between packets using the -i option, followed by the interval in seconds. For example, to send packets with a 1-second interval:
ping6 -i 1 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
To stop the ping6 command, press CTRL + C.
Note: The ping6 command is not available on all systems. If you are unable to use ping6, you can try using the ping command with the -6 option, which enables IPv6 support. For example:
ping -6 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334