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IV07570: INETADDRESS.GETLOCALHOST() RETURNS APIPA/LINK-LOCAL ADDRESS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: Connection issues can arise with a socket bound
    to an address returned by InetAddress.getLocalHost(). This is
    when InetAddress.getLocalHost() returns link-local address
    (169.254.*.*). This can especially when the system has multiple
    NICs.
    .
    Stack Trace: N/A
    .
    

Local fix

  • Use InetAddress.getAllByName(localhostname) to get the list of
    Inet Addresses and then pick one which is not a link-local
    address.
    

Problem summary

  • Following Windows 2008 SP2, getaddrinfo() Windows API sorts the
    Addresses and linklocal/APIPA address appears first now.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This defect will be fixed in:
    6.0.0 SR10
    6.0.1 SR1
    7.0.0 SR1
    .
    IBM Java's getLocalHost() is corrected to filter out the
    link-local addresses and return a non-linklocal address to the
    application.
    .
    To obtain the fix:
    Install build 20110921 or later
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV07570

  • Reported component name

    JAVA CLASS LIBS

  • Reported component ID

    620700130

  • Reported release

    600

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-09-13

  • Closed date

    2011-09-28

  • Last modified date

    2012-05-28

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    JAVA CLASS LIBS

  • Fixed component ID

    620700130

Applicable component levels

  • R600 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 May 2012