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From: "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 18:31:21 +0200
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On 2025-05-21 17:16, Marco Moock wrote:
> On 21.05.2025 14:45 Uhr Carlos E. R. wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-05-21 14:30, Marco Moock wrote:
>>> On 21.05.2025 14:00 Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>    
>>>> It just is a perceived fact. On some machines, if an application
>>>> gets back from the system a list of addresses to try, and tries
>>>> IPv6 first when there is no actual IPv6 internet connectivity,
>>>> there is a small delay waiting for the request to fail, and then
>>>> try the next address in the list.
>>>
>>> This is a bug in the application. This also applies vice-versa if no
>>> IPv4 connectivity exists (already does by default in certain
>>> cellular networks) and the application tries that.
>>>    
>>>> It doesn't happen to me currently, so asking me to provide
>>>> information is pointless. But it has happened to me in the past.
>>>> And I know because the software complained of no route or
>>>> something.
>>>
>>> Which is the expected result for that. If that happens again,
>>> investigate and file a bug report for the application.
>>
>> We investigated, and was told to adjust gai.conf.
> 
> Then there is a general problem - either on your system or in the
> application if it occurs only there.

Well, it happened to several people and with several apps.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.