[avahi] avahi w/fixed IP, ipv6, and Macs?

[David Abrahams]

Hi,

I have a Linux fileserver called hydra on my network with a fixed IP
address.  I can 

        ssh hydra.local

from another Linux box, but not from a Mac.

Adding an /etc/avahi/hosts file containing

  192.168.xxx.xxx hydra.local

doesn't help.  If I pass -vvv to ssh, it appears that the Linux boxen
connect to hydra's ipv4 address, but the Mac is finding the ipv6
address.  

I don't even know how the ipv6 address is getting assigned --- I don't
set up any ipv6 in hydra's /etc/network/interfaces file --- but it seems
as though this should all still work.  I realize I could turn off ipv6
on the fileserver, but I shouldn't have to, should I?

Thanks,

-- 
Dave Abrahams
BoostPro Computing
http://www.boostpro.com