Document Windows IPv6 multicast ping limitations with community verification request

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Description

Windows 10/11 systems (tested 2023-2024) exhibit behavior where IPv6 multicast ping (ping ff02::1%interface) transmits packets and Infix devices respond (verified via Wireshark), but responses aren't displayed in command prompt. Firewall/network profile changes ineffective.

Added Documentation

• Windows compatibility section in doc/discovery.md detailing the issue
• Tested workarounds (network discovery settings, profile changes) - none resolved it
• mDNS alternative - reliable fallback using ping infix.local (Windows 10 build 1709+)
• Wireshark verification - embedded screenshot showing ICMPv6 echo traffic
• Transparency disclaimer - information based on user reports, not independently verified
• Community feedback request - specific testing instructions and version reporting guidelines

Users encouraged to test on current Windows versions and report findings, as recent updates may have resolved the issue.

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>IPv6 ping ff02::1 in Windows</issue_title>
<issue_description>IPv6 ping for link-local mcast addresses such as "ping ff02::1%iface" does not work in Windows.

• Ping goes out, and Infix switch responds ...
• ... but the response is lost somewhere in Windows

Perhaps a firewall issue in Windows.

Links

hints about the following links (reverse direction and old but may be of interest):

• https://superuser.com/questions/490092/windows-doesnt-respond-to-ipv6-multicast-ping
• https://serverless.industries/2019/05/30/find-device-ipv6-link-local.en.html
• https://samsclass.info/ipv6/proj/proj-PingScan-Win.html
• https://medium.com/@netscylla/hacking-ipv6-from-windows-ca23a9602ce7
  </issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Please research this topic, it's purely for knowledge sharing and documentation, so please add [skip ci] to the body of any commit message(s).

When we first ran into these issues we had not tested on Windows 11 (was it even released in 2023?), so this may be a known and fixed issue by now, even in Windows 10.
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Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@troglobit ### Notes 2024-06-12 (J-O)

I tried the proposals in the first link, but without succeeding get ping responses at command line (on wireshark, though, that that was no news).

• first I could not see which profile I had, so I enabled discovery on public and dmain too.
• then I got help from Ejub. I disabled all other interfaces except for the connection to the switch. I could then see I had the public profile. Then I first enabled discovery and sharing for the public profile, but still no ping response. I also changed the profile to private via powershell, and again, no ping response.

I ran into another link which may be of interest. On the other hand, LLMNR seems to do what we solve with mDNS, and does not solve the lack of response to ping ff02::1. I do not think our switches respond to LLMNR. But then comes the mDNS does the trick.

My conclusion is that we are back to recommending use of mDNS by ping/ssh/http to switch.local (or switch-c0-ff-ee.local).
ping ff02::1 works, if used together with wireshark. A bit cumbersome. :-/

• Fixes IPv6 ping ff02::1 in Windows #498

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