[GH-ISSUE #201] IPv6 support: Address family not supported by protocol (os error 97) #92

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Originally created by @schanur on GitHub (Sep 16, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/201

Hi,

I am having problems using lan-mouse in a IPv6 only network.
This is the console input/response:

lan-mouse > connect right 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922 4242
[2024-09-16T13:18:44Z INFO lan_mouse::server] added client 0
[2024-09-16T13:18:44Z INFO lan_mouse::dns] resolving (0) 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922 ...
[2024-09-16T13:18:44Z INFO lan_mouse::dns] 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922: adding ip 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922
client 0: hostname updated ("" -> 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922)
lan-mouse > lan-mouse > lan-mouse > [2024-09-16T13:18:50Z WARN lan_mouse::server::network_task] udp send failed: network error: Address family not supported by protocol (os error 97)
[2024-09-16T13:18:50Z WARN lan_mouse::server::ping_task] client not responding, releasing pointer!

Originally created by @schanur on GitHub (Sep 16, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/201 Hi, I am having problems using lan-mouse in a IPv6 only network. This is the console input/response: lan-mouse > connect right 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922 4242 [2024-09-16T13:18:44Z INFO lan_mouse::server] added client 0 [2024-09-16T13:18:44Z INFO lan_mouse::dns] resolving (0) `2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922` ... [2024-09-16T13:18:44Z INFO lan_mouse::dns] 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922: adding ip 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922 client 0: hostname updated ("" -> 2001:9e8:cd7:2b00:8e16:45ff:fe5e:c922) lan-mouse > lan-mouse > lan-mouse > [2024-09-16T13:18:50Z WARN lan_mouse::server::network_task] udp send failed: network error: `Address family not supported by protocol (os error 97)` [2024-09-16T13:18:50Z WARN lan_mouse::server::ping_task] client not responding, releasing pointer!
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@feschber commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2024):

That's interesting, technically there should not be anything preventing you from using ipv6. I'll have to look into that.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2355992924 --> @feschber commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2024): That's interesting, technically there should not be anything preventing you from using ipv6. I'll have to look into that.
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@Froidoh commented on GitHub (Aug 14, 2025):

Similar issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/269#issuecomment-3188179432

<!-- gh-comment-id:3188182332 --> @Froidoh commented on GitHub (Aug 14, 2025): Similar issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/269#issuecomment-3188179432
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