[OSX-Users] Re: HTC Integration

Marcus Cobden mc08r at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Thu Feb 24 17:52:45 GMT 2011


After further testing on a Nexus S running android 2.3.2, colin and I have concluded that IPv6 works fine.

The internet is reporting that you might expect an update to 2.3 for the Desire HD this May or June.

Marcus

On 23 Feb 2011, at 23:02, Marcus Cobden wrote:

> I'll take a look and some screenshots when I'm on campus tomorrow.
> 
> I'll take it off-list though. Drop me an email if you want to be cc-ed.
> 
> Marcus
> 
> On 23 Feb 2011, at 20:47, Tim Chown wrote:
> 
>> Marcus,
>> 
>> Can you report what the IPv6 configuration on your device is?    Is it getting IPv6 config info correctly?
>> 
>> Are you sure the IPv6 module is loaded?   Older Desire devices have IPv6 support but the module isn't loaded by default.
>> 
>> Which services are causing the problems?
>> 
>> iOS certainly has working IPv6 support on the wireless (not 3G) interface.     A simple test is whether the www.kame.net turtle dances :)    On my iPhone4 I have no problems accessing web, imap and other services that return AAAA records, and in same cases IPv6 transport is used.
>> 
>> Would be nice to find the problem rather than just turn it off...
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>> On 23 Feb 2011, at 15:21, Marcus Cobden wrote:
>> 
>>> If you have any troubles accessing ECS services while on campus IPv6 may be your problem.
>>> 
>>> I can't comment on the Desire HD, but my Hero (running Froydvillain) fails at DNS queries.
>>> 
>>> While on campus the DNS servers will give you IPv6 AAAA records which android seems to fail to parse, returning a 'null'.
>>> If you get a terminal emulator and do an nslookup for an appropriate address (ipv6.google.com) you'll get a null address in the result (you may need root for this).
>>> 
>>> I've had to specify the ECS mailservers by IP and ok the SSL certificate mismatch.
>>> I'm using IMAP and the k9 mail app, so I can't really comment on exchange support.
>>> 
>>> Marcus.
>>> 
>>> On 23 Feb 2011, at 12:11, Hugh Glaser wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I've had enough of how slow my iPhone 3G has become, so time to upgrade...
>>>> 
>>>> Looking at the HTC Desire HD.
>>>> I am assuming I will be able to make phone calls, but there are one or two other things I use my phone for.
>>>> Being a OSX user for my main machine, is there anything I should know?
>>>> (I have looked on the web, but it is hard to find answers as good as I might get here :-) )
>>>> 
>>>> In particular, I want to listen to podcasts that come to me via iTunes - what's the deal?
>>>> Does the camera appear as a camera to iPhoto OK?
>>>> Don't suppose my Safari bookmarks/history will get shared, for the rare occasion I surf on such small screens?
>>>> Any obvious gotchas?
>>>> 
>>>> Also (although not mac related, but I hope you don't mind me asking), does it's mailer do Exchange OK?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Hugh
>>> 
>>> 
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