[6bone] problem with ftp.netbsd.org

[Tony Langdon]

> Try nslookup -q=AAAA ftp.bsd.org
> You will see that there is no AAAA record for that host, therefore you
> cannot use IPv6 to reach it.

Hmm, the site was ftp.netbsd.org,which does have IPv6 address.

; <<>> DiG 9.2.0 <<>> ftp.netbsd.org any
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 40363
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 5, ADDITIONAL: 6

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ftp.netbsd.org.                        IN      ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
ftp.netbsd.org.         3594    IN      A       204.152.184.75
ftp.netbsd.org.         3594    IN      AAAA
3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed
:b7ea
                                                                       
.....<snip>

Now for a ping...

[root@ipv6gw1 rc.d]# ping6 ftp.netbsd.org
PING ftp.netbsd.org(3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea: icmp_seq=2 ttl=58
time=410
ms
64 bytes from 3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea: icmp_seq=3 ttl=58
time=430
ms
64 bytes from 3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea: icmp_seq=4 ttl=58
time=420
ms                 

FTP connection worked fine for me also, no dramas

[root@ipv6gw1 rc.d]# ftp 3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea
Connected to 3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea
(3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:
feed:b7ea).
220 ftp6.netbsd.org FTP server (NetBSD-ftpd 20020201) ready.
Name (3ffe:8050:201:1860:2a0:c9ff:feed:b7ea:root): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, type your name as password.
Password:              

Also worked by name on IPv6

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