Public bug reported:

As per subject. This package defines the file
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/20-connectivity-ubuntu.conf, which
defines the uri for the connectivity check to be http://connectivity-
check.ubuntu.com

This hostname does not resolve to an IPv6 address. Therefore, even if
the user has fully working IPv6, the connectivity check for IPv6 will
fail. As a result, the IPv6 default routes will be heavily deprioritised
(ie: having 20000 added to the metric) rendering them effectively
inoperable absent a deliberate effort to use IPv6-only addresses.

NB: This was discovered by-the-by during reporting of bug #1814262
upstream at
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/issues/116#note_114448

It seems to be irrelevant to the main thrust of that bug, which is that
IPv4 wired routes are not being identified as working correctly. In
fact, when I switch to network-manager-config-connectivity-debian, the
hostname defined there *does* have a working IPv6 address, and the issue
actually being reported in that other bug does not affect the IPv6
routes, only the IPv4 ones.

The bug here probably doesn't need any change made to the package
itself, but rather to the networking of the actual target URL. It needs
an IPv6 (AAAA) DNS record, and for it to function on that address.

I note in passing the debian connectivity check URL resolves to several
IP addresses - four IPv4 addresses and 3 IPv6 addresses, presumably
geographically diverse. (It's actually a CNAME to static.debian.org)
This looks like it would be a more reliable target for connectivity
checks. The ubuntu URL only resolves to a single IPv4 address.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu 1.15.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.19.0-12.13-generic 4.19.18
Uname: Linux 4.19.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu20
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Feb  7 12:35:24 2019
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-11 (148 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180214)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.254 dev enp63s0 proto dhcp metric 100 
 default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp2s0 proto dhcp metric 20600 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp2s0 scope link metric 1000 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev enp63s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.106 metric 
100 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp2s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.101 metric 600
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-01-13 (24 days ago)
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING  VERSION  STATE      STARTUP  CONNECTIVITY  NETWORKING  WIFI-HW  WIFI  
   WWAN-HW  WWAN    
 running  1.15.2   connected  started  full          enabled     enabled  
enabled  enabled  enabled

** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug disco

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Title:
  uri defined for connectivity check does not have IPv6 address

Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  As per subject. This package defines the file
  /usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/20-connectivity-ubuntu.conf, which
  defines the uri for the connectivity check to be http://connectivity-
  check.ubuntu.com

  This hostname does not resolve to an IPv6 address. Therefore, even if
  the user has fully working IPv6, the connectivity check for IPv6 will
  fail. As a result, the IPv6 default routes will be heavily
  deprioritised (ie: having 20000 added to the metric) rendering them
  effectively inoperable absent a deliberate effort to use IPv6-only
  addresses.

  NB: This was discovered by-the-by during reporting of bug #1814262
  upstream at
  
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/issues/116#note_114448

  It seems to be irrelevant to the main thrust of that bug, which is
  that IPv4 wired routes are not being identified as working correctly.
  In fact, when I switch to network-manager-config-connectivity-debian,
  the hostname defined there *does* have a working IPv6 address, and the
  issue actually being reported in that other bug does not affect the
  IPv6 routes, only the IPv4 ones.

  The bug here probably doesn't need any change made to the package
  itself, but rather to the networking of the actual target URL. It
  needs an IPv6 (AAAA) DNS record, and for it to function on that
  address.

  I note in passing the debian connectivity check URL resolves to
  several IP addresses - four IPv4 addresses and 3 IPv6 addresses,
  presumably geographically diverse. (It's actually a CNAME to
  static.debian.org) This looks like it would be a more reliable target
  for connectivity checks. The ubuntu URL only resolves to a single IPv4
  address.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
  Package: network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu 1.15.2-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.19.0-12.13-generic 4.19.18
  Uname: Linux 4.19.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu20
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Feb  7 12:35:24 2019
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-11 (148 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180214)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.1.254 dev enp63s0 proto dhcp metric 100 
   default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp2s0 proto dhcp metric 20600 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp2s0 scope link metric 1000 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev enp63s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.106 metric 
100 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp2s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.101 metric 
600
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-01-13 (24 days ago)
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING  VERSION  STATE      STARTUP  CONNECTIVITY  NETWORKING  WIFI-HW  
WIFI     WWAN-HW  WWAN    
   running  1.15.2   connected  started  full          enabled     enabled  
enabled  enabled  enabled

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