--- hplip-1.6.10/io/hpiod/jetdirect.cpp.ipv6	2006-04-18 23:34:15.000000000 +0100
+++ hplip-1.6.10/io/hpiod/jetdirect.cpp	2006-10-30 13:56:15.000000000 +0000
@@ -55,23 +55,35 @@
 
 int JetDirectChannel::Open(char *sendBuf, int *result)
 {
-   struct sockaddr_in pin;  
+   struct sockaddr_storage pin;  
+   size_t addrlen;
+   struct addrinfo *hostai;
    JetDirectDevice *pD = (JetDirectDevice *)pDev;
    char buf[LINE_SIZE];
    int r, len, port;
 
    *result = R_IO_ERROR;
 
+   if (getaddrinfo (pD->GetIP(), NULL, NULL, &hostai) < 0)
+   {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "unable to resolve hostname %s\n", pD->GetIP());
+      goto bugout;
+   }
+
+   addrlen = hostai->ai_addrlen;
    bzero(&pin, sizeof(pin));  
-   pin.sin_family = AF_INET;  
-   pin.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(pD->GetIP());  
+   memcpy(&pin, hostai->ai_addr, addrlen);
+   freeaddrinfo(hostai);
 
    switch (GetSocketID())
    {
       case PRINT_CHANNEL:
          port = PrintPort[pD->GetPort()];
-         pin.sin_port = htons(port);
-         if ((Socket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
+	 if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in *)&pin)->sin_port = htons(port);
+	 else if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&pin)->sin6_port = htons(port);
+         if ((Socket = socket(pin.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
          {  
             syslog(LOG_ERR, "unable to open print port %d JetDirectChannel::Open: %m %s %s %d\n", port, pDev->GetURI(), __FILE__, __LINE__);  
             goto bugout;  
@@ -87,9 +99,11 @@
             port = ScanPort0[pD->GetPort()];
          else
             port = ScanPort1[pD->GetPort()];
-         pin.sin_port = htons(port);
-
-         if ((Socket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
+	 if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in *)&pin)->sin_port = htons(port);
+	 else if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&pin)->sin6_port = htons(port);
+         if ((Socket = socket(pin.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
          {  
             syslog(LOG_ERR, "unable to open scan port %d JetDirectChannel::Open: %m %s %s %d\n", port, pDev->GetURI(), __FILE__, __LINE__);  
             goto bugout;  
@@ -117,8 +131,12 @@
             port = GenericPort[pD->GetPort()];
          else
             port = GenericPort1[pD->GetPort()];
-         pin.sin_port = htons(port);
-         if ((Socket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
+
+	 if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in *)&pin)->sin_port = htons(port);
+	 else if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&pin)->sin6_port = htons(port);
+         if ((Socket = socket(pin.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
          {  
             syslog(LOG_ERR, "unable to open port %d JetDirectChannel::Open: %m %s %s %d\n", port, pDev->GetURI(), __FILE__, __LINE__);  
             goto bugout;  
@@ -158,8 +176,11 @@
          break;
       case EWS_CHANNEL:
          port = 80;
-         pin.sin_port = htons(port);
-         if ((Socket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
+	 if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in *)&pin)->sin_port = htons(port);
+	 else if (pin.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+	    ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&pin)->sin6_port = htons(port);
+         if ((Socket = socket(pin.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) 
          {  
             syslog(LOG_ERR, "unable to open ews port %d JetDirectChannel::Open: %m %s %s %d\n", port, pDev->GetURI(), __FILE__, __LINE__);  
             goto bugout;  

--- hplip-1.6.10/base/g.py.ipv6	2006-10-30 15:09:12.000000000 +0000
+++ hplip-1.6.10/base/g.py	2006-10-30 15:09:15.000000000 +0000
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
     prop.hpssd_port = 0
 
 
-prop.hpiod_host = 'localhost'
-prop.hpssd_host = 'localhost'
+prop.hpiod_host = '127.0.0.1'
+prop.hpssd_host = '127.0.0.1'
 
 prop.username = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]
 pdb = pwd.getpwnam(prop.username)