Merge pull request #11592 from sledgehammer999/refactor_listeningAddr

Rework the listening IP/interface selection code

src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp

@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ Session::Session(QObject *parent)
     , m_networkInterface(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("Interface"))
     , m_networkInterfaceName(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("InterfaceName"))
     , m_networkInterfaceAddress(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("InterfaceAddress"))
-    , m_isIPv6Enabled(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("IPv6Enabled"), false)
     , m_encryption(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("Encryption"), 0)
     , m_isProxyPeerConnectionsEnabled(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("ProxyPeerConnections"), false)
     , m_chokingAlgorithm(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("ChokingAlgorithm"), ChokingAlgorithm::FixedSlots
@@ -1244,68 +1243,7 @@ void Session::loadLTSettings(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack)
     // It will not take affect until the listen_interfaces settings is updated
     settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::listen_queue_size, socketBacklogSize());
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    configureNetworkInterfaces(settingsPack);
-    QString chosenIP;
-#endif
-    if (!m_listenInterfaceConfigured) {
-        const int port = useRandomPort() ? 0 : this->port();
-        if (port > 0)  // user specified port
-            settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::max_retry_port_bind, 0);
-
-        for (const QString &ip : asConst(getListeningIPs())) {
-            if (ip.isEmpty()) {
-                const QString anyIP = QHostAddress(QHostAddress::AnyIPv4).toString();
-                const std::string endpoint = anyIP.toStdString() + ':' + std::to_string(port);
-                settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::listen_interfaces, endpoint);
-                LogMsg(tr("Trying to listen on IP: %1, port: %2"
-                        , "e.g: Trying to listen on IP: 192.168.0.1, port: 6881")
-                        .arg(anyIP, QString::number(port))
-                    , Log::INFO);
-                break;
-            }
-
-            lt::error_code ec;
-            const lt::address addr = lt::address::from_string(ip.toStdString(), ec);
-            if (!ec) {
-                const std::string endpoint = (addr.is_v6()
-                    ? ('[' + addr.to_string() + ']')
-                    : addr.to_string())
-                    + ':' + std::to_string(port);
-                settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::listen_interfaces, endpoint);
-                LogMsg(tr("Trying to listen on IP: %1, port: %2"
-                        , "e.g: Trying to listen on IP: 192.168.0.1, port: 6881")
-                        .arg(ip, QString::number(port))
-                    , Log::INFO);
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-                chosenIP = ip;
-#endif
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-        // On Vista+ versions and after Qt 5.5 QNetworkInterface::name() returns
-        // the interface's LUID and not the GUID.
-        // Libtorrent expects GUIDs for the 'outgoing_interfaces' setting.
-        const QString netInterface = networkInterface();
-        if (!netInterface.isEmpty()) {
-            const QString guid = convertIfaceNameToGuid(netInterface);
-            if (!guid.isEmpty()) {
-                settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::outgoing_interfaces, guid.toStdString());
-            }
-            else {
-                settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::outgoing_interfaces, chosenIP.toStdString());
-                LogMsg(tr("Could not get GUID of configured network interface. Binding to IP: %1").arg(chosenIP)
-                       , Log::WARNING);
-            }
-        }
-#else
-        settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::outgoing_interfaces, networkInterface().toStdString());
-#endif // Q_OS_WIN
-
-        m_listenInterfaceConfigured = true;
-    }
-
     applyBandwidthLimits(settingsPack);
 
     // The most secure, rc4 only so that all streams are encrypted
@@ -1496,6 +1434,75 @@ void Session::loadLTSettings(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack)
     }
 }
 
+void Session::configureNetworkInterfaces(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack)
+{
+    if (m_listenInterfaceConfigured)
+        return;
+
+    const int port = useRandomPort() ? 0 : this->port();
+    if (port > 0)  // user specified port
+        settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::max_retry_port_bind, 0);
+
+    QStringList endpoints;
+    QStringList outgoingInterfaces;
+    const QString portString = ':' + QString::number(port);
+
+    for (const QString &ip : asConst(getListeningIPs())) {
+        const QHostAddress addr {ip};
+        if (!addr.isNull()) {
+            endpoints << ((addr.protocol() == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol)
+                          ? ('[' + Utils::Net::canonicalIPv6Addr(addr).toString() + ']')
+                          : addr.toString())
+                         + portString;
+        }
+        else {
+            // ip holds an interface name
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            // On Vista+ versions and after Qt 5.5 QNetworkInterface::name() returns
+            // the interface's LUID and not the GUID.
+            // Libtorrent expects GUIDs for the 'listen_interfaces' setting.
+            const QString guid = convertIfaceNameToGuid(ip);
+            if (!guid.isEmpty()) {
+                endpoints << (guid + portString);
+                outgoingInterfaces << guid;
+            }
+            else {
+                LogMsg(tr("Could not get GUID of network interface: %1").arg(ip) , Log::WARNING);
+            }
+#else
+            endpoints << (ip + portString);
+            outgoingInterfaces << ip;
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (outgoingInterfaces.isEmpty()) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        // On Vista+ versions and after Qt 5.5 QNetworkInterface::name() returns
+        // the interface's LUID and not the GUID.
+        // Libtorrent expects GUIDs for the 'outgoing_interfaces' setting.
+        const QString netInterface = networkInterface();
+        if (!netInterface.isEmpty()) {
+            const QString guid = convertIfaceNameToGuid(netInterface);
+            if (!guid.isEmpty())
+                outgoingInterfaces << guid;
+            else
+                LogMsg(tr("Could not get GUID of network interface: %1").arg(netInterface) , Log::WARNING);
+        }
+#else
+        outgoingInterfaces << networkInterface();
+#endif // Q_OS_WIN
+    }
+
+    const QString finalEndpoints = endpoints.join(',');
+    settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::listen_interfaces, finalEndpoints.toStdString());
+    LogMsg(tr("Trying to listen on: %1", "e.g: Trying to listen on: 192.168.0.1:6881")
+           .arg(finalEndpoints), Log::INFO);
+
+    settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::outgoing_interfaces, outgoingInterfaces.join(',').toStdString());
+    m_listenInterfaceConfigured = true;
+}
+
 void Session::configurePeerClasses()
 {
     lt::ip_filter f;
@@ -2416,22 +2423,50 @@ QStringList Session::getListeningIPs() const
 
     const QString ifaceName = networkInterface();
     const QString ifaceAddr = networkInterfaceAddress();
-    const bool listenIPv6 = isIPv6Enabled();
+    const QHostAddress configuredAddr(ifaceAddr);
+    const bool allIPv4 = (ifaceAddr == QLatin1String("0.0.0.0")); // Means All IPv4 addresses
+    const bool allIPv6 = (ifaceAddr == QLatin1String("::")); // Means All IPv6 addresses
 
-    if (!ifaceAddr.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!ifaceAddr.isEmpty() && !allIPv4 && !allIPv6 && configuredAddr.isNull()) {
-        QHostAddress addr(ifaceAddr);
+        LogMsg(tr("Configured network interface address %1 isn't valid.", "Configured network interface address 124.5.158.1 isn't valid.").arg(ifaceAddr), Log::CRITICAL);
-        if (addr.isNull()) {
-            LogMsg(tr("Configured network interface address %1 isn't valid.", "Configured network interface address 124.5.1568.1 isn't valid.").arg(ifaceAddr), Log::CRITICAL);
         IPs.append("127.0.0.1"); // Force listening to localhost and avoid accidental connection that will expose user data.
         return IPs;
     }
+
+    if (ifaceName.isEmpty()) {
+        if (ifaceAddr.isEmpty())
+            return {QLatin1String("0.0.0.0"), QLatin1String("::")}; // Indicates all interfaces + all addresses (aka default)
+
+        if (allIPv4)
+            return {QLatin1String("0.0.0.0")};
+
+        if (allIPv6)
+            return {QLatin1String("::")};
     }
 
+    const auto checkAndAddIP = [allIPv4, allIPv6, &IPs](const QHostAddress &addr, const QHostAddress &match)
+    {
+        if ((allIPv4 && (addr.protocol() != QAbstractSocket::IPv4Protocol))
+            || (allIPv6 && (addr.protocol() != QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol)))
+            return;
+
+        if ((match == addr) || allIPv4 || allIPv6)
+            IPs.append(addr.toString());
+    };
+
     if (ifaceName.isEmpty()) {
-        if (!ifaceAddr.isEmpty())
+        const QList<QHostAddress> addresses = QNetworkInterface::allAddresses();
-            IPs.append(ifaceAddr);
+        for (const auto &addr : addresses)
-        else
+            checkAndAddIP(addr, configuredAddr);
-            IPs.append(QString());
+
+        // At this point ifaceAddr was non-empty
+        // If IPs.isEmpty() it means the configured Address was not found
+        if (IPs.isEmpty()) {
+            LogMsg(tr("Can't find the configured address '%1' to listen on"
+                    , "Can't find the configured address '192.168.1.3' to listen on")
+                .arg(ifaceAddr), Log::CRITICAL);
+            IPs.append("127.0.0.1"); // Force listening to localhost and avoid accidental connection that will expose user data.
+        }
 
         return IPs;
     }
@@ -2445,40 +2480,24 @@ QStringList Session::getListeningIPs() const
         return IPs;
     }
 
+    if (ifaceAddr.isEmpty()) {
+        IPs.append(ifaceName);
+        return IPs; // On Windows calling code converts it to GUID
+    }
+
     const QList<QNetworkAddressEntry> addresses = networkIFace.addressEntries();
     qDebug("This network interface has %d IP addresses", addresses.size());
-    QHostAddress ip;
+    for (const QNetworkAddressEntry &entry : addresses)
-    QString ipString;
+        checkAndAddIP(entry.ip(), configuredAddr);
-    QAbstractSocket::NetworkLayerProtocol protocol;
-    for (const QNetworkAddressEntry &entry : addresses) {
-        ip = entry.ip();
-        ipString = ip.toString();
-        protocol = ip.protocol();
-        Q_ASSERT((protocol == QAbstractSocket::IPv4Protocol) || (protocol == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol));
-        if ((!listenIPv6 && (protocol == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol))
-            || (listenIPv6 && (protocol == QAbstractSocket::IPv4Protocol)))
-            continue;
-
-        // If an iface address has been defined to only allow ip's that match it to go through
-        if (!ifaceAddr.isEmpty()) {
-            if (ifaceAddr == ipString) {
-                IPs.append(ipString);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            IPs.append(ipString);
-        }
-    }
 
     // Make sure there is at least one IP
-    // At this point there was a valid network interface, with no suitable IP.
+    // At this point there was an explicit interface and an explicit address set
-    if (IPs.size() == 0) {
+    // and the address should have been found
-        LogMsg(tr("qBittorrent didn't find an %1 local address to listen on"
+    if (IPs.isEmpty()) {
-                , "qBittorrent didn't find an IPv4 local address to listen on")
+        LogMsg(tr("Can't find the configured address '%1' to listen on"
-            .arg(listenIPv6 ? "IPv6" : "IPv4"), Log::CRITICAL);
+                  , "Can't find the configured address '192.168.1.3' to listen on")
+            .arg(ifaceAddr), Log::CRITICAL);
         IPs.append("127.0.0.1"); // Force listening to localhost and avoid accidental connection that will expose user data.
-        return IPs;
     }
 
     return IPs;
@@ -2734,19 +2753,6 @@ void Session::setNetworkInterfaceAddress(const QString &address)
     }
 }
 
-bool Session::isIPv6Enabled() const
-{
-    return m_isIPv6Enabled;
-}
-
-void Session::setIPv6Enabled(const bool enabled)
-{
-    if (enabled != isIPv6Enabled()) {
-        m_isIPv6Enabled = enabled;
-        configureListeningInterface();
-    }
-}
-
 int Session::encryption() const
 {
     return m_encryption;

src/base/bittorrent/session.h

@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void setNetworkInterfaceName(const QString &name);
         QString networkInterfaceAddress() const;
         void setNetworkInterfaceAddress(const QString &address);
-        bool isIPv6Enabled() const;
-        void setIPv6Enabled(bool enabled);
         int encryption() const;
         void setEncryption(int state);
         bool isProxyPeerConnectionsEnabled() const;
@@ -532,6 +530,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void configureComponents();
         void initializeNativeSession();
         void loadLTSettings(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack);
+        void configureNetworkInterfaces(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack);
         void configurePeerClasses();
         void adjustLimits(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack);
         void applyBandwidthLimits(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack) const;
@@ -662,7 +661,6 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         CachedSettingValue<QString> m_networkInterface;
         CachedSettingValue<QString> m_networkInterfaceName;
         CachedSettingValue<QString> m_networkInterfaceAddress;
-        CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isIPv6Enabled;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_encryption;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isProxyPeerConnectionsEnabled;
         CachedSettingValue<ChokingAlgorithm> m_chokingAlgorithm;

src/base/settingsstorage.cpp

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ namespace
             {"BitTorrent/Session/BandwidthSchedulerEnabled", "Preferences/Scheduler/Enabled"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/Port", "Preferences/Connection/PortRangeMin"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/UseRandomPort", "Preferences/General/UseRandomPort"},
-            {"BitTorrent/Session/IPv6Enabled", "Preferences/Connection/InterfaceListenIPv6"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/Interface", "Preferences/Connection/Interface"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/InterfaceName", "Preferences/Connection/InterfaceName"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/InterfaceAddress", "Preferences/Connection/InterfaceAddress"},

src/base/utils/net.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "net.h"
 
+#include <QNetworkInterface>
 #include <QSslCertificate>
 #include <QSslKey>
 #include <QString>
@@ -91,6 +92,37 @@ namespace Utils
             return subnet.first.toString() + '/' + QString::number(subnet.second);
         }
 
+        QHostAddress canonicalIPv6Addr(const QHostAddress &addr)
+        {
+            // Link-local IPv6 textual address always contains a scope id (or zone index)
+            // The scope id is appended to the IPv6 address using the '%' character
+            // The scope id can be either a interface name or an interface number
+            // Examples:
+            // fe80::1%ethernet_17
+            // fe80::1%13
+            // The interface number is the mandatory supported way
+            // Unfortunately for us QHostAddress::toString() outputs (at least on Windows)
+            // the interface name, and libtorrent/boost.asio only support an interface number
+            // as scope id. Furthermore, QHostAddress doesn't have any convenient method to
+            // affect this, so we jump through hoops here.
+            if (addr.protocol() != QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol)
+                return QHostAddress{addr.toIPv6Address()};
+
+            // QHostAddress::setScopeId(addr.scopeId()); // Even though the docs say that setScopeId
+            // will convert a name to a number, this doesn't happen. Probably a Qt bug.
+            const QString scopeIdTxt = addr.scopeId();
+            if (scopeIdTxt.isEmpty())
+                return addr;
+
+            const int id = QNetworkInterface::interfaceIndexFromName(scopeIdTxt);
+            if (id == 0) // This failure might mean that the scope id was already a number
+                return addr;
+
+            QHostAddress canonical(addr.toIPv6Address());
+            canonical.setScopeId(QString::number(id));
+            return canonical;
+        }
+
         QList<QSslCertificate> loadSSLCertificate(const QByteArray &data)
         {
             const QList<QSslCertificate> certs {QSslCertificate::fromData(data)};

src/base/utils/net.h

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace Utils
         bool isLoopbackAddress(const QHostAddress &addr);
         bool isIPInRange(const QHostAddress &addr, const QVector<Subnet> &subnets);
         QString subnetToString(const Subnet &subnet);
+        QHostAddress canonicalIPv6Addr(const QHostAddress &addr);
 
         const int MAX_SSL_FILE_SIZE = 1024 * 1024;
         QList<QSslCertificate> loadSSLCertificate(const QByteArray &data);

src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ enum AdvSettingsRows
     NETWORK_IFACE,
     //Optional network address
     NETWORK_IFACE_ADDRESS,
-    NETWORK_LISTEN_IPV6,
     // behavior
     SAVE_RESUME_DATA_INTERVAL,
     CONFIRM_RECHECK_TORRENT,
@@ -227,18 +226,14 @@ void AdvancedSettings::saveAdvancedSettings()
     }
 
     // Interface address
-    if (m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.currentIndex() == 0) {
+    // Construct a QHostAddress to filter malformed strings
-        // All addresses (default)
+    const QHostAddress ifaceAddr(m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.currentData().toString().trimmed());
-        session->setNetworkInterfaceAddress({});
+    session->setNetworkInterfaceAddress(ifaceAddr.toString());
-    }
+
-    else {
-        QHostAddress ifaceAddr(m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.currentText().trimmed());
-        ifaceAddr.isNull() ? session->setNetworkInterfaceAddress({}) : session->setNetworkInterfaceAddress(ifaceAddr.toString());
-    }
-    session->setIPv6Enabled(m_checkBoxListenIPv6.isChecked());
     // Announce IP
-    QHostAddress addr(m_lineEditAnnounceIP.text().trimmed());
+    // Construct a QHostAddress to filter malformed strings
-    session->setAnnounceIP(addr.isNull() ? "" : addr.toString());
+    const QHostAddress addr(m_lineEditAnnounceIP.text().trimmed());
+    session->setAnnounceIP(addr.toString());
 
     // Program notification
     MainWindow *const mainWindow = static_cast<Application*>(QCoreApplication::instance())->mainWindow();
@@ -295,33 +290,35 @@ void AdvancedSettings::updateInterfaceAddressCombo()
 
     // Clear all items and reinsert them, default to all
     m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.clear();
-    m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.addItem(tr("All addresses"));
+    m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.addItem(tr("All addresses"), {});
-    m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.setCurrentIndex(0);
+    m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.addItem(tr("All IPv4 addresses"), QLatin1String("0.0.0.0"));
+    m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.addItem(tr("All IPv6 addresses"), QLatin1String("::"));
 
-    auto populateCombo = [this, &currentAddress](const QString &ip, const QAbstractSocket::NetworkLayerProtocol &protocol)
+    const auto populateCombo = [this, &currentAddress](const QHostAddress &addr)
     {
-        Q_ASSERT((protocol == QAbstractSocket::IPv4Protocol) || (protocol == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol));
+        if (addr.protocol() == QAbstractSocket::IPv4Protocol) {
-        // Only take ipv4 for now?
+            const QString str = addr.toString();
-        if ((protocol != QAbstractSocket::IPv4Protocol) && (protocol != QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol))
+            m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.addItem(str, str);
-            return;
+        }
-        m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.addItem(ip);
+        else if (addr.protocol() == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol) {
-        //Try to select the last added one
+            const QString str = Utils::Net::canonicalIPv6Addr(addr).toString();
-        if (ip == currentAddress)
+            m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.addItem(str, str);
-            m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.setCurrentIndex(m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.count() - 1);
+        }
     };
 
     if (ifaceName.isEmpty()) {
-        for (const QHostAddress &ip : asConst(QNetworkInterface::allAddresses()))
+        for (const QHostAddress &addr : asConst(QNetworkInterface::allAddresses()))
-            populateCombo(ip.toString(), ip.protocol());
+            populateCombo(addr);
     }
     else {
         const QNetworkInterface iface = QNetworkInterface::interfaceFromName(ifaceName);
         const QList<QNetworkAddressEntry> addresses = iface.addressEntries();
-        for (const QNetworkAddressEntry &entry : addresses) {
+        for (const QNetworkAddressEntry &entry : addresses)
-            const QHostAddress ip = entry.ip();
+            populateCombo(entry.ip());
-            populateCombo(ip.toString(), ip.protocol());
-        }
     }
+
+    const int index = m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.findData(currentAddress);
+    m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress.setCurrentIndex(std::max(index, 0));
 }
 
 void AdvancedSettings::loadAdvancedSettings()
@@ -524,9 +521,6 @@ void AdvancedSettings::loadAdvancedSettings()
     // Network interface address
     updateInterfaceAddressCombo();
     addRow(NETWORK_IFACE_ADDRESS, tr("Optional IP Address to bind to (requires restart)"), &m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress);
-    // Listen on IPv6 address
-    m_checkBoxListenIPv6.setChecked(session->isIPv6Enabled());
-    addRow(NETWORK_LISTEN_IPV6, tr("Listen on IPv6 address (requires restart)"), &m_checkBoxListenIPv6);
     // Announce IP
     m_lineEditAnnounceIP.setText(session->announceIP());
     addRow(ANNOUNCE_IP, tr("IP Address to report to trackers (requires restart)"), &m_lineEditAnnounceIP);

src/gui/advancedsettings.h

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private:
              m_spinBoxSendBufferWatermarkFactor, m_spinBoxSocketBacklogSize, m_spinBoxSavePathHistoryLength;
     QCheckBox m_checkBoxOsCache, m_checkBoxRecheckCompleted, m_checkBoxResolveCountries, m_checkBoxResolveHosts, m_checkBoxSuperSeeding,
               m_checkBoxProgramNotifications, m_checkBoxTorrentAddedNotifications, m_checkBoxTrackerFavicon, m_checkBoxTrackerStatus,
-              m_checkBoxConfirmTorrentRecheck, m_checkBoxConfirmRemoveAllTags, m_checkBoxListenIPv6, m_checkBoxAnnounceAllTrackers, m_checkBoxAnnounceAllTiers,
+              m_checkBoxConfirmTorrentRecheck, m_checkBoxConfirmRemoveAllTags, m_checkBoxAnnounceAllTrackers, m_checkBoxAnnounceAllTiers,
               m_checkBoxMultiConnectionsPerIp, m_checkBoxSuggestMode, m_checkBoxCoalesceRW, m_checkBoxSpeedWidgetEnabled;
     QComboBox m_comboBoxInterface, m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress, m_comboBoxUtpMixedMode, m_comboBoxChokingAlgorithm, m_comboBoxSeedChokingAlgorithm;
     QLineEdit m_lineEditAnnounceIP;

src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp

@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ void AppController::preferencesAction()
     data["current_network_interface"] = session->networkInterface();
     // Current network interface address
     data["current_interface_address"] = BitTorrent::Session::instance()->networkInterfaceAddress();
-    // Listen on IPv6 address
-    data["listen_on_ipv6_address"] = session->isIPv6Enabled();
     // Save resume data interval
     data["save_resume_data_interval"] = static_cast<double>(session->saveResumeDataInterval());
     // Recheck completed torrents
@@ -654,9 +652,6 @@ void AppController::setPreferencesAction()
         const QHostAddress ifaceAddress {it.value().toString().trimmed()};
         session->setNetworkInterfaceAddress(ifaceAddress.isNull() ? QString {} : ifaceAddress.toString());
     }
-    // Listen on IPv6 address
-    if (hasKey("listen_on_ipv6_address"))
-        session->setIPv6Enabled(it.value().toBool());
     // Save resume data interval
     if (hasKey("save_resume_data_interval"))
         session->setSaveResumeDataInterval(it.value().toInt());
@@ -767,14 +762,22 @@ void AppController::networkInterfaceAddressListAction()
     const QString ifaceName = params().value("iface");
     QJsonArray addressList;
 
+    const auto appendAddress = [&addressList](const QHostAddress &addr)
+    {
+        if (addr.protocol() == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol)
+            addressList.append(Utils::Net::canonicalIPv6Addr(addr).toString());
+        else
+            addressList.append(addr.toString());
+    };
+
     if (ifaceName.isEmpty()) {
-        for (const QHostAddress &ip : asConst(QNetworkInterface::allAddresses()))
+        for (const QHostAddress &addr : asConst(QNetworkInterface::allAddresses()))
-            addressList.append(ip.toString());
+            appendAddress(addr);
     }
     else {
         const QNetworkInterface iface = QNetworkInterface::interfaceFromName(ifaceName);
         for (const QNetworkAddressEntry &entry : asConst(iface.addressEntries()))
-            addressList.append(entry.ip().toString());
+            appendAddress(entry.ip());
     }
 
     setResult(addressList);

src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html

@@ -1438,6 +1438,8 @@
                     if (!addresses) return;
 
                     $('optionalIPAddressToBind').options.add(new Option('QBT_TR(All addresses)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionDialog]', ''));
+                    $('optionalIPAddressToBind').options.add(new Option('QBT_TR(All IPv4 addresses)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionDialog]', '0.0.0.0'));
+                    $('optionalIPAddressToBind').options.add(new Option('QBT_TR(All IPv6 addresses)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionDialog]', '::'));
                     addresses.forEach(function(item, index) {
                         $('optionalIPAddressToBind').options.add(new Option(item, item));
                     });