[CentOS] Centos 5.2, Firefox 3, and IPv6

Tue Aug 12 04:50:42 UTC 2008
Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com>

On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 00:15 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 23:28 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> >   
> >> Craig White wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 21:11 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> I am doing some testing and it almost seems as if Firefox 3.0.1 that 
> >>>> comes with Centos 5.2 is NOT working with IPv6.
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyone know for sure?
> >>>>
> >>>> I am getting weird hang behaviours and other just not working things.
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> ----
> >>> more likely a DNS issue
> >>>       
> >> Name is coded in /etc/hosts
> >>
> >> Of course the fqdn I am using does NOT follow 'standard' TLDs, but it 
> >> should NOT be masking that, or would that be a 'security' feature?
> >>     
> > ----
> > I have no clue what you are talking about being coded in /etc/hosts...
> >
> > you can check DNS if it returns ipV6 addresses for hosts or if there are
> > snags/delays in trying to resolve names from command line
> p3490.htt is in my /etc/hosts file as something like:
> 
> 2701:24:2:1:0:1:2:3   p3490.htt
> 
> I can 'ping6 -n p3490.htt'
> 
> But putting a url of http//p3490.htt does not work....
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do you have a line in /etc/hosts like...
::1             localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6

and if so, can you connect to http://localhost6

Craig