From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 2 14:47:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56BBD16A469 for ; Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:47:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEA2213C4B0 for ; Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:47:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (pollux.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.61]) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lA2ESlKZ060733 for ; Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:28:47 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id lA2ESlhO060732 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:28:47 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) X-Authentication-Warning: pollux.dfwlp.com: www set sender to freebsd@dfwlp.com using -f Received: from 192.168.125.150 ([192.168.125.150]) by webmail.dfwlp.org (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:28:46 -0500 Message-ID: <20071102092846.cuy1vb3pwsgokog8@webmail.dfwlp.org> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:28:46 -0500 From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200711012041.13641.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <20071102150149.10be61d2@meijome.net> <472AB52B.6070102@ibctech.ca> In-Reply-To: <472AB52B.6070102@ibctech.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) / FreeBSD-6.2 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on pollux.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: curious DNS behavior on a 7.0... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:47:14 -0000 Quoting Steve Bertrand : > CONCLUSION: > > If the last poster is right and it's only the browser is failing because > it uses it's own faulty internal DNS resolver, then this is obviously a > serious hindrance to the implementation of IPv6. so a browser behavior, and not an operating system or name server =20 behavior? as far as i know, my name servers dont know how to speak =20 ipv6 either, as they are 6.2p8's without INET6 in their kernel =20 configs. so, my browser of choice is opera, but admittedly, i dont =20 recall ever seeing a setting i can change concerning this behavior. =20 how then, would one go about elminating ipv6 behavior from a browser? > Of course most 'users' > aren't on the 'Internet' if their MSN page doesn't display, and will > take the path of least cost to make it work ;) not sure if that was intended for me or not... if so, my retort is "if =20 i wanted path of least cost (in terms of time and trouble)... i would =20 have just got on my ibook which 'just works'" (har har :) *shrug* =20 all i know is that my other systems that have no ipv6 at all, arent =20 able to produce such behavior. cheers, --=20 Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd@dfwlp.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.