What’s my problem?
alex@Megabombus:~$ telnet chat.freenode.net 6667 Trying 2a01:270:0:666f::1... ^C alex@Megabombus:~$ ping chat.freenode.net PING chat.freenode.net (71.11.84.232): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 71.11.84.232: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=159.421 ms 64 bytes from 71.11.84.232: icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=159.175 ms ^C --- chat.freenode.net ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 33.3% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 159.175/159.298/159.421/0.123 ms alex@Megabombus:~$ telnet 71.11.84.232 6667 Trying 71.11.84.232... Connected to 71-11-84-232.static.hlrg.nc.charter.com. Escape character is '^]'. :tolkien.freenode.net NOTICE * :*** Looking up your hostname... :tolkien.freenode.net NOTICE * :*** Checking Ident :tolkien.freenode.net NOTICE * :*** No Ident response :tolkien.freenode.net NOTICE * :*** Couldn't look up your hostname
Apparently the name is resolved to an IPv6 address which then doesn’t work? What’s the correct fix for this situation?
For the moment I have replaced `chat.freenode.net` in my `rcirc-server-alist` and `rcirc-authinfo` with an IPv4 number. Sad!
IPv6 seems to be working for other people on `#freenode` so now I’m thinking it might be a problem with the laptop or the ISP. My ISP is Init7 and they have a test page!
*IPV6 TEST*
Auf dieser Seite können Sie überprüfen, ob Sie bereit sind für die Zukunft des Internets.
*Failed* ⚠ Sie besuchen diese Seite über IPv4
⚠ Sie erreichen v6only.ipv6.ch leider nicht!
Leider sind sie nicht IPv6 ready! 🙁
Disappointing!
When I check my router’s web interface, it says I have an IPv6 address and that it “uses a direct IP connection to an Internet service provider”.
But I do seem to have that problem whatever I try:
alex@Megabombus:~$ dscacheutil -q host -a name www.google.com name: www.google.com ipv6_address: 2a00:1450:4002:80b::2004 name: www.google.com ip_address: 216.58.205.196 alex@Megabombus:~$ telnet 2a00:1450:4002:80b::2004 80 Trying 2a00:1450:4002:80b::2004... ^C alex@Megabombus:~$ telnet 216.58.205.196 80 Trying 216.58.205.196... Connected to mil04s29-in-f4.1e100.net. Escape character is '^]'. ^C
Apparently IPv4 works and IPv6 doesn’t, even though DNS gives me IPv6 numbers.
When I check my Mac’s System Preferences → Network → Wi-Fi → Advanced... → TCP/IP → Configure IPv6: Automatically.
Looking good?
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