(ipv6 culprit - not really solved) Re: can't access windows live/MSN AND Orange webmail from kubuntu anymore (3rd email attempt)

[Frederic Schaer]

Hi again...

Disabled ipv6 at run time.... and MSN is working again... ?
I indeed noticed I had this ipv6 address configured on eth0 :

          adr inet6: fe80::218:f3ff:fe3d:820f/64 Scope:Lien

I ran : ifconfig eth0 del inet6: fe80::218:f3ff:fe3d:820f/64 ... and things are working again ... ???
Would anyone have an idea of what's going on ?
Can someone reproduce this ? (I don't know yet how does this ipv6 address appear on that interface, I certainly did not configure that, and I am using a fixed ipv4 address)

Would that be a bug (I mean : the fact that some things seem to pass from ipv4 to ipv6 when there's an ipv6 address on the interface, not the fact that there is an address) ?
I found the following bug, but it is apparently "status : fix released", and my system is up-to-date...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/+bug/417757

Weird weird weird...
Cheers

> Hi,
> 
> I did not receive my own email trhough the list, I'm gessing it's been lost somewhere in the pipes... anyway.
> I'm in need of expert information and help...
> Since about 2 (now : 3 - maybe more) weeks, I am completely unable to connect to MSN from my Kubuntu.
> 
> On my home network, I am however able to connect to login.live.com from Windows using firefox, or using WLM, so I know it's kubuntu that's failing :'(
> What I don't understant is how to solve this issue... :
> 
> - as I said, I can't connect to MSN : I tried aMSN, pidgin, kopete : none work.
> - pidgin, in its debug window, constantly says things such as :
> 
> (18:17:23) soap: Received secure request.
> (18:17:28) msn: servconn 000 read error, len: 0, errno: 11, error: Ressource temporairement non disponible
> (18:17:28) msn: Connection error from Notification server (64.4.34.59): Erreur de lecture
> 
> this means "ressource temporarily unavailable" and "read error"
> (connection is reset by peer). Same for other server IPs :
> 
> (18:15:14) soap: Sending secure request.
> (18:16:19) msn: servconn 000 read error, len: 0, errno: 11, error: 
> Ressource temporairement non disponible
> (18:16:19) msn: Connection error from Notification server 
> (207.46.125.32): Erreur de lecture
> 
> - I tried both standard and http connection styles
> - When I try to login to login.live.com using firefox (or any other browser) in kubuntu, I face the same situation until I flush cookies/cache: connection reset by peer !
> - Looking at netstat output, I see packets are apparently not acknowledged on Windows Live side, and there are packets stuck in the 
> "send queue" :
> 
> tcp        0   2704 192.168.1.15:35647      65.54.186.107:443      ESTABLISHED
> tcp        0   3571 192.168.1.15:58424      65.55.16.185:443        ESTABLISHED
> 
> Same for Orange webmail, except that packets in the send queue are on port 80...
> Sooooo..... What the hell is going on ? Is this a microsoft/orange anti-linux measure ??
> Kernel bug ???
> I tried starting with an old kernel : same behaviour.
> 
> Would you have any idea why this is working on windows and not on linux ?
> Off course, I disabled any firewall that might get in the way.
> 
> Is Windows Live Messenger working for you guys ??? Orange webmail ?
> 
> Thanks for any help && regards !!
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