On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Havard Eidnes wrote:

> > That looks like an IPv6 address. Any clue why FTP is trying to use IPv6, or
> > how to make it NOT use it?
>
> The DNS name ftp.netbsd.org has both AAAA (IPv6 address) and A (IPv4
> address) information registered on it.

Yep. NetBSD was the first free OS with IPv6 support, and the second one
overall (Solaris 8 was first). So of course we have AAAA records for the
ftp server. :-)

> Your computer has apparently IPv6 kernel support, so ftp on NetBSD
> will do as specified for IPv6/IPv4 dual-stacked hosts, i.e. try the
> IPv6 address(es) before the IPv4 address(es).  However, there's no
> IPv6 connectivity between your host and ftp.netbsd.org, so you get the
> "No route to host" error message for that address.  I think pkg_add
> (actually, FTP) it's going onwards using the IPv4 address.

It should. It always as for me.

> I *think* the somewhat annoying error message will go away if you
> configure, compile, and install a kernel which is compiled without the
> INET6 kernel option, i.e. so that the kernel doesn't have support for
> IPv6.

That would work. I just don't worry about it. :-)

Take care,

Bill