Bug 195929

Summary:	Konqueror doesn't handle URLs containing IPv6 addresses correctly
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	Malte S. Stretz <mss>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konqueror Developers <konq-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	andresbajotierra
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Malte S. Stretz 2009-06-10 21:04:32 UTC

Version:           4.2.4 (KDE 4.2.4) (using 4.2.4 (KDE 4.2.4), Kubuntu packages)
Compiler:          cc
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.28-11-generic

If you want to access a server via its IPv6 address (yep, this happens), the correct way is to put the IPv6 address in square brackets, like this:
  http://[2001:0DB8::1]:631/
The address above would access CUPS on the given IPv6 address (with a port you see why the brackets make sense).

This works.

But Konqueror will replace the address with
  http://2001:0DB8::1:631/
in the address bar and links.

This won't work.

Even without a port its not possible to access this server without the brackets, because Konqueror will throw you at file:///

Comment 1 Malte S. Stretz 2009-06-10 21:05:35 UTC

Even when I hover the address above, Konqueror displays the wrong version without the brackets in the status bar.

Comment 2 Dario Andres 2009-06-10 21:24:10 UTC

Thanks

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 171562 ***