IPv6 is not working when using SocksPort

Tor daemon replies to a SOCKS5 connect command with an IPv4 payload when using IPv6 thus making the client trying to receive too much bytes and failing to use IPv6 with a SOCKS5 connection.

I'll be submitting a patch for this soon. Just need to get this bug number and make the changes file.

changed milestone to %Tor: 0.2.5.x-final in legacy/trac

added 024-backport in Legacy / Trac component::core tor/tor in Legacy / Trac ipv6 in Legacy / Trac milestone::Tor: 0.2.5.x-final in Legacy / Trac priority::medium in Legacy / Trac resolution::fixed in Legacy / Trac status::closed in Legacy / Trac tor-client in Legacy / Trac type::defect in Legacy / Trac labels

Here is the pull request:

https://github.com/dgoulet/tor.git (branch: bug10987)

Commit: 63ad688e6b4edefc554d96511b363b9179b5023f

Trac:
Status: new to needs_review

This looks right. I've tweaked the whitespace a little and made a "bug10987_024" branch in case we want to backport. I've merged to 0.2.5, and I'm marking this one for possible 0.2.4 backport.

Trac:
Keywords: N/A deleted, tor-client ipv6 024-backport added
Milestone: N/A to Tor: 0.2.4.x-final

Recommendation: unsure. Simple fix for a bug that kept ipv6 from working. OTOH, not a regression.

How much does ipv6 work in 0.2.4 otherwise? If there are other fixes in 0.2.5 that will make you want to use that one instead, then no backport. If this really is the only thing standing between you and happy ipv6 usage, I could maybe be talked into it? That said, 0.2.5 will be out real soon, and sooner if we don't muck with 0.2.4.

I think that IPv6 sorta works in 0.2.4, and this fixes the case where you want to specify an IPv6 address via SOCKS. OTOH, the best reason to do that is AutomapHostsOnResolve, and see also legacy/trac#10468 (moved).

Aaaand without legacy/trac#10468 (moved) , this isn't so useful. Oh look, something finally starts working in 0.2.5.

Trac:
Milestone: Tor: 0.2.4.x-final to Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
Resolution: N/A to fixed
Status: needs_review to closed

closed

moved from legacy/trac#10987 (moved)

added Bug label and removed 1 deleted label

added Client IPv6 labels and removed 1 deleted label