IPv4-Mapped IPv6 Address used in DNS with AAAA-records

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 11:28:30AM +1200, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> I just stuck this in the hosts file on Windows: ::ffff:8.8.8.8 www.google.com
> and now I can't reach Google any more... Error code: SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN

Well, I could argue that is because 8.8.8.8 is not *www*.google.com :-)

Try 

  www.google.com has address 142.251.36.164

-> ::ffff:142.251.36.164

instead...

Gert Doering
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have you enabled IPv6 on something today...?

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