On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Tony Schreiner <schreian at bc.edu> wrote: > >> Does this mean I have to type in URLs like: >> >> http://3ffe:1900:4545:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf/ >> >> I can only image phonetically calling these off on a support call, I'd get half way through it and the other end would tell me to "forget it I'll wait until DNS is working again". >> >> In fact with DNS problems we'd be pretty much crippled. >> >> I'd use IPv6 if the addresses weren't so hard to remember. >> >> -Ross >> > > Well in fact I don't think that will even work with the present URL > rules. Just on a lark I clicked on your string, and my firefox > interpreted it as http://3ffe:1900. Unless there's a special http > protocol string for ipv6? > > Tony Since : is used to denote the port you must put the IPv6 address in brackets. http://[3ffe:1900:4545:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf]/ Ryan