[Bug] When set content server to listen on IPv4 and IPv6 address, Calibre won't launch broswer when Click "Visit content server in broswer"

[Jim]

Hello, when I click "Visit content server in broswer", calibre didn't launch broswer to visit content server.
I must launch broswer and visit the content server manually.

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OS: Windows 11 Pro
Calibre version: 6.21

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

calibre just passes the URL to the OS, after that it has no control what
happens. Presumably something on your machine is preventing those URLs
from opening. I can tell you it works fine on my windows machine.
Typical culprits could be broken file associations or an overzealous
antivirus/firewall/security software.

[Jim (jimalidom)]

When I re-install to Windows 10, Visit content server in broswer still doesn't works.

[Jim (jimalidom)]

Others program is work correcty, I think you may change a way to open broswer.

[Jim (jimalidom)]

I think I may find the real problem.

When I new install latest calibre-portable to another place, I think I may find the real problem, it is a *bug*. The bug is in calibre settings -> Sharing on the net -> "Advanced" tab -> "The interface on which to listen for connections".

The default settings is "0.0.0.0", it is listen to all IPv4 address, "Visit content server" is works correectly.

I want to set it to let content server also listen IPv4 and IPv6 address, so I set the value of "The interface on which to listen for connections" is "::" according to the tips in title, and save. When I start content server, and click "Visit content server", it is doesn't works.

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calibre-portable version: 6.23 (latest version)
OS: Windows 10 LTSC 21h2 x64

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Fixed in branch master. The fix will be in the next release. calibre is usually released every alternate Friday.

[Jim (jimalidom)]

Thank you.