[avahi] avahi-browser returns IPv6 address rarely instead of ipv4

[Trent Lloyd]

Hi Sunararaj,

On 30/01/2009, at 1:25 AM, sundararaj reel wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>  Very seldom avahi-browse returns  ipv6 address instead of IPv4  
> address.  Why does this happen ?

Avahi returns whichever IP it happens upon first.

>
>
> $ avahi-browse -t -r -l _reelboxAVG._tcp
> [...]
> = eth1 IPv4 RBServer                                       
> _reelboxAVG._tcp     local
>    hostname = [RBServer.local]
>    address = [fe80::2e0:f4ff:fe17:b2f3]
>    port = [2001]
>    txt = []
> [...]
>
> How can this behaviour be disabled ?  Setting use-ipv6=no  in /etc/ 
> avahi/avahi-daemon.conf ?

Yes, this should "resolve" the issue.

Note that if your application only supports ipv4 .. your -application-  
can request to publish on v4 only. (and browse on v4 only) without  
disabling v6 system wide.

Regards,
Trent