Re: IPv6 URL support in SVN? v1.8.4 works with IPv4, not with IPv6

On Nov 2, 2013, at 12:48, darx_at_sent.com wrote:

> With my resolvers set to IPv6
>
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 2600:3c01::2
> nameserver 2600:3c01::3
> options rotate

> in short, 'everything' IPv6 works here ... except for subversion,

FWIW, changing your nameservers is unrelated to whether a site will be accessed over IPv4 or IPv6--it only affects whether the *nameserver* will be accessed over IPv4 or IPv6. Lookups will still return AAAA records even if all of your nameservers are IPv4.

In any case, I can access a SVN repos over HTTP to an IPv6 address using TortoiseSVN 1.7.x and 1.8.x, but I only have IPv4 nameservers. From the error message you're getting, it looks like svn is having trouble resolving www.nlnetlabs.nl when your nameservers are IPv6. However, when your nameservers are IPv4, I suspect svn will still connect to www.nlnetlabs.nl over IPv6. You can use tcpdump to confirm, or if you have access to them, look at the logs on www.nlnetlabs.nl.

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Name: Dave Huang         |  Mammal, mammal / their names are called /
INet: khym_at_azeotrope.org |  they raise a paw / the bat, the cat /
FurryMUCK: Dahan         |  dolphin and dog / koala bear and hog -- TMBG
Dahan: Hani G Y+C 38 Y++ L+++ W- C++ T++ A+ E+ S++ V++ F- Q+++ P+ B+ PA+ PL++