Fwd: [PATCH] Add option to svnserve to disable ipv6

[Brian W. Fitzpatrick]

Maybe we should include this in the 1.2 book.

-Fitz

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> From: Jim Morris <morris at wolfman.com>
> Date: May 24, 2005 11:51:02 PM CDT
> To: Mark Phippard <MarkP at softlanding.com>
> Cc: BrankoČibej <brane at xbc.nu>, dev at subversion.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add option to svnserve to disable ipv6
>
>
> Ok that does in fact fix it for me no patch required...
>
> adding --listen-host=0.0.0.0, forced it to use ipv4 and will listen  
> on that.
>
> I did some research and it seems this is only on some *BSD systems  
> (netbsd, freebsd (version >= 5), openbsd) where IPV6_V6ONLY is set  
> by default.
>
> I guess we just need something in the FAQ or Docs to specify this  
> behavior on those systems.
>
> However if someone wanted to have it listen on both ipv6 and ipv4 I  
> guess they would have to run the server twice, one with --listen- 
> host=0.0.0.0 and one with it not set or --listen-host=::1 (or  
> whatever).
>
> I tested on Linux Fedora Core 3, and it by default listened on both  
> ipv6 and ipv4.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
>
>
> Mark Phippard wrote:
>
>
>> It seems like, if possible, it ought to just support both ipv6 and  
>> ipv4
>> connections.  If the goal were to control this with a switch,  
>> wouldn't the
>> existing --listen-host=HOST switch do it?  I would think if you  
>> have it the
>> ipv4 address to bind to, that is what you would get.
>>
>> You might also look at this thread.
>>
>> http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/BrowseList? 
>> list=dev&by=thread&from=296381
>>
>> Mark
>>
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