java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument: connect

Question

My new laptop (Alienware m17x) throws a java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument: connect when I run the following basic code:

Server.java:

Answer 1

Does it work if you tell Java to use the IPv4 stack?

Use the following command line option when starting the server and client.

-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true

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