On Linux RH 6.2(Kernel version 2.4.3) with build 62 InetAddress is accepting some wrong IPv6 addresses. For same address on Sol8/IASol8 its throwing UnknownHostException.

Using following three addresses you can test this..

ffe0:BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7:

ffe0::BAD:

ffe0::BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7


How to reproduce:

1 Take the attached GetIP.java

2. Test with above addresses.

I have pasted the output:

on Solaris 8:
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java GetIP ffe0:BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7:
exp mesg ffe0:BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7:
java.net.UnknownHostException: ffe0:BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7:
        at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(InetAddress.java:778)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(InetAddress.java:748)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:742)
        at GetIP.main(GetIP.java:11)

on Linux RH6.2:
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java GetIP ffe0:BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7:
iadr length 1
host name ffe0:BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7:
AFter getting iadr
AFter getting niface
network interface null
ip address : [ffe0:bad:2:33:40:5555:6666:7]
 Host Name :ffe0:BAD:2:33:0040:5555:6666:7:
Host aadd byte arr [B@5ff48b
v6 address
NOt org local scope
working....