Using IPv6 Addresses with the Web Transfer Client

The Web Transfer Client (WTC) uses the Java Runtime Environment to run the applet. Because of limitations of the current Java API, you must edit the Java Runtime Environment Settings to specify Runtime Parameters, as described in the procedure below.

IPv6 literal addresses (RFC 2732) are not supported when using the Web Transfer Client (WTC).

 

When using the WTC in Firefox on an IPv6 Site, you cannot add a "Security Exception" for the self-signed certificate. Refer to Mozilla's support article at http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/802248 for more information. For more information about using IPv6 in Firefox, refer to the Mozilla KB article at http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_any_website#IPv6.

To specify Java Runtime Parameters in Windows 7

  1. Click Start > Control Panel > Java. The Java Control Panel appears.

  2. Click the Java tab.

  3. Click View. The Java Runtime Version User tab appears.

  4. In the Runtime Parameters box, type or paste the following text, and then click OK.

    -Djava.net.preferIPv6Addresses=true

  5. Click OK to close the Java Control Panel.