v0.8.16 shows domain name instead of IP address

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. start Firefox
2. Go to any website
3. only the domain name is shown.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expect to see the IP address as per previous versions, but now it only
shows the domain name... No IP Address.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
0.8.16

Please provide any additional information below.
O/S Vista 32bit - Firefox v3.0.6
After the issue 18 compatibility problems with "organize statusbar" the
pre-release version "showip_0.8.15pre1.xpi" fixed everything, all was
working great and back to normal.  But with Todays update to v0.8.16 there
is now this other problem of only domain name showing and no IP address.  

Original issue reported on code.google.com by s...@tiscali.co.uk on 19 Feb 2009 at 4:54

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That is actually a (last minute) security fix you're bitten by. Please check 
your
'network.proxy.socks_remote_dns' setting in about:config . Also what are
your network.proxy.socks and network.proxy.socks_port settings?

Original comment by jan.ditt...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2009 at 5:09

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Here are details requested from about:config

Preference Name                        Status        Type       Value
------------------------------         --------      -------    -----
network.proxy.socks_remote_dns         user set      boolean    true
network.proxy.socks                    user set      string     localhost
network.proxy.socks_port               user set      integer    9050
network.proxy.socks_version            default       integer    5

I haven't set a proxy myself, possibly Kaspersky Internet Security has done it
because it scans inbound & outbound http traffic. I don't want to go upsetting
Kaspersky, because it took ages getting it setup.

But why the security fix? everything was working great with the last 
pre-release.

Regards, Vic

Original comment by s...@tiscali.co.uk on 19 Feb 2009 at 5:22

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Also, it now no longer shows the local IP either, and when I hover the cursor 
over
ShowIP area on the status bar, a popup appears saying:-

DNS resolution disabled due to SOCKS proxy (network.proxy.socks_remote_dns)

Original comment by s...@tiscali.co.uk on 19 Feb 2009 at 5:26

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Well you've to turn socks_remote_dns off then like the message suggests...

Original comment by jan.ditt...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2009 at 5:59

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Hi Jan,

This is getting confusing... According to this bugzilla article, remote DNS 
should be
on (as per Firefox default setting).

Bug 134105 -  SOCKS5: DNS lookups (host resolving) should occur on proxy, not 
client
side.  

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134105

Which should it be on or off?  Who is correct you or Mozilla?

What are the benefits of each method and why are we given the choice if it 
breaks things?

Regards, Vic

Original comment by s...@tiscali.co.uk on 19 Feb 2009 at 6:11

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Well if you're using a SOCKS proxy (do you?) and you turned socks_remote_dns 
on, you
usually don't want any DNS queries to prevent leaking the information on what 
site
you're browsing to the authorities. Thus DNS queries are a security risk in that
case. This is, why I chose to disable then.

But you're correct that the addon should also test if the SOCKS proxy is 
enabled at
all. Will be fixed in the next upload.

Original comment by jan.ditt...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2009 at 9:26

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I assume by "SOCKS proxy" you just mean a normal proxy (as used by TOR etc).  My
Firefox is set to "No Proxy". I've made no changes to Firefox config since it 
was
installed. Remote DNS resolving is on by default, as recommended by Mozilla. 

Yes, it's a good idea for an addon to test if a proxy is in use and I look 
forward to
the next version when ShowIP is working properly again.  In the meantime, I'll 
revert
back to 0.8.15pre1.xpi.

Thanks & Regards,

Vic

Original comment by s...@tiscali.co.uk on 20 Feb 2009 at 4:53

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Please try http://firefox-showip.googlecode.com/files/showip_0.8.17pre1.xpi

Original comment by jan.ditt...@gmail.com on 20 Feb 2009 at 9:26

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I installed showip_0.8.17pre1.xpi about 5 mins ago, so far everything looks 
good.

I shall test it further today, and let you know if there's any problems, but it 
Looks
like this issue is fixed and ShowIP is working as expected again.  

Thanks, Vic

Original comment by s...@tiscali.co.uk on 20 Feb 2009 at 11:03

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Fixed, thank you.

Original comment by s...@tiscali.co.uk on 22 Feb 2009 at 2:32

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Original comment by jan.ditt...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2011 at 8:19

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