> Link local addresses aren't limited to just "link diagnostics", also > when using avahi/zeroconf, you may well have dns for just the local link.
I am no avahi expert so I could be wrong. I think avahi/zeroconf only uses the dns protocol, but won't use the glibc name resolution functions with link local addresses. So this use case won't affect the Vista/OS X like name resolution. The relevant changes in glibc 2.5 are address sorting related. I don't think it allows disabling AAAA queries in gai.conf >From glibc NEWS: * For Linux, the sorting of addresses returned by getaddrinfo now also handles rules 3, 4, and 7 from RFC 3484. I.e., all rules are handled. Implemented by Ulrich Drepper. * Allow system admin to configure getaddrinfo with the /etc/gai.conf file. Implemented by Ulrich Drepper. gai.conf man page: http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/gai.conf.5.html -- IPv6 should be disabled by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24828 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
