Package: net-tools Version: 1.60-22 I'm not sure if the patch from #254243 was too simple (because at some other point some assumption about the maximum length is made) or something else got screwed up. But this looks like random stuff gets printed at the end of IPv6 addresses which don't have a PTR RR:
$ netstat -tWn Active Internet connections (w/o servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 192.168.178.26:53779 212.112.229.206:993 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 192.168.178.26:53781 212.112.229.206:993 ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 2001:1a50:507a::babe:e:34504 2002:d470:e3e1:d470:e3e1::1:22 ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 2001:1a50:507a::babe:e:44246 2002:d470:e3e1:d470:e3e1::1:22 ESTABLISHED $ netstat -tW Active Internet connections (w/o servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 noname:53779 mail.goneco.de:imaps ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 noname:53781 mail.goneco.de:imaps ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 2001:1a50:507a::babe:e%29872848:34504 valet.v6.goneco.de:ssh ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 2001:1a50:507a::babe:e%29872848:44246 valet.v6.goneco.de:ssh ESTABLISHED $ netstat -tW Active Internet connections (w/o servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 noname:53779 mail.goneco.de:imaps ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 noname:53781 mail.goneco.de:imaps ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 2001:1a50:507a::babe:e%27050704:34504 valet.v6.goneco.de:ssh ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 2001:1a50:507a::babe:e%27050704:44246 valet.v6.goneco.de:ssh ESTABLISHED Cheers, Marcus -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers stable APT policy: (704, 'stable'), (702, 'testing'), (701, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages net-tools depends on: ii libc6 2.7-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries -- Marcus C. Gottwald · <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> · https://cheers.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]