bin/128727: host(1) does not work properly with the -6 option

mdh mdh_lists at yahoo.com
Sun Nov 9 09:50:09 PST 2008


The following reply was made to PR bin/128727; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: mdh <mdh_lists at yahoo.com>
To: bug-followup at freebsd.org
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Subject: Re: bin/128727: host(1) does not work properly with the -6 option
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 09:16:02 -0800 (PST)

 > 1. Do you have IPv6 enabled in the kernel?
 
 Yes, IPv6 is working on the system.  I can ping6 its ::1 locally, as well as its external v6 interface from a v6-connected remote host over the internet. 
 
 > 2. What does your /etc/hosts file say?
 
 It has a localhost entry for 127.0.0.1 and a localhost entry for ::1
 
 > 3. Can you actually resolve the `mydomain' domain?
 
 I've simply put that in as a placeholder for the actual domain.  Resolution works fine.  I can even resolve the A and AAAA records in the domain via the host command when *not* using the -6 option (ie host(1) asks the nameserver on the 127.0.0.1 interface).  What I was trying to do was force host(1) to query the nameserver on ::1 to ensure that BIND was properly answering queries on its IPv6 addresses. 
 
 Thanks, Matt
 
 
 
       


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