[Dxspider-support] RESOLVED: Help request for FreeBSD install

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

Yup. Seen the same thing on Linux as well. It also breaks other
applications besides Spider!

Mike, W1NR

Howard Nurse wrote:
> Dirk, I've resolved the issue with starting DX-Spider. It turns out it
> was indeed related to IPV6 as handled in the /etc/hosts file. There
> was an entry of ::1 localhost, which, I've learned, is the localhost
> for IPV6. I commented it out and all is well. (Moving it to second in
> the list after the IVP4 localhost didn't help.)
>
> Thank you and W1NR + F8ARR for setting me on the correct path.
>
> 73,
>
> Howard W6HN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dirk Koopman G1TLH"
> <gb7tlh at dxcluster.org>
> To: "The DXSpider Support list" <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Help request for FreeBSD install
>
>
>> Which version of freebsd are you using?
>>
>> Howard Nurse wrote:
>>> Thank you and Mike for your quick replies!
>>>
>>> The Listeners.pm is the stock file with the correct line
>>> uncommented, located in local.
>>>
>>> My hosts file is set to 127.0.0.1 (which, if my understanding is
>>> correct, means that IPV6 is not an issue).
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Howard W6HN
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dirk Koopman G1TLH"
>>> <gb7tlh at dxcluster.org>
>>> To: "The DXSpider Support list" <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:36 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Help request for FreeBSD install
>>>
>>>
>>>> Howard Nurse wrote:
>>>>> Hi All--
>>>>> I'd much appreciate help with the following error on starting
>>>>> cluster.pl.
>>>>> starting listeners ...
>>>>> IO::Socket::INET6: socket: Protocol not supported
>>>>> Could not create socket: Protocol not supported
>>>>> at /spider/perl/Msg.pm line 463
>>>>> Msg::new_server('IntMsg', 'localhost', 27754, 'CODE(0x82dd1f8)')
>>>>> called at ./cluster.pl line 417
>>>>> Could not create socket: Protocol not supported
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> What does your Listeners.pm say?
>>>>
>>>> And it appears that you IO::Socket::INET6 installed, but IPV6 not
>>>> enabled on your box.
>>>>