[Bug 1333371] [NEW] avahi-browse -a hangs

[jimav]

Public bug reported:

avahi-browse -a reports a number of services but then hangs.   If this
is normal behavior, it is not documented in the man page...

Here's the output from my system:

$ avahi-browse -av
Server version: avahi 0.6.31; Host name: t-VirtualBox.local
E Ifce Prot Name                                          Type                 Domain
+   eth0 IPv6 lxjima                                        Remote Disk Management local
+   eth0 IPv4 lxjima                                        Remote Disk Management local
+   eth0 IPv6 lxjima [00:23:54:ec:5d:54]                    Workstation          local
+   eth0 IPv6 t-VirtualBox [08:00:27:f7:26:bf]              Workstation          local
+   eth0 IPv4 lxjima [00:23:54:ec:5d:54]                    Workstation          local
+   eth0 IPv4 t-VirtualBox [08:00:27:f7:26:bf]              Workstation          local
+   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           Web Site             local
+   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           _scanner._tcp        local
+   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           Internet Printer     local
+   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           UNIX Printer         local
+   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           PDL Printer          local
: Cache exhausted
: All for now
(hangs)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: avahi-utils 0.6.31-4ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-27.50-generic 3.13.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Jun 23 10:41:11 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-12 (72 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
SourcePackage: avahi
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: avahi (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  avahi-browse -a hangs

Status in “avahi” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  avahi-browse -a reports a number of services but then hangs.   If this
  is normal behavior, it is not documented in the man page...

  Here's the output from my system:

  $ avahi-browse -av
  Server version: avahi 0.6.31; Host name: t-VirtualBox.local
  E Ifce Prot Name                                          Type                 Domain
  +   eth0 IPv6 lxjima                                        Remote Disk Management local
  +   eth0 IPv4 lxjima                                        Remote Disk Management local
  +   eth0 IPv6 lxjima [00:23:54:ec:5d:54]                    Workstation          local
  +   eth0 IPv6 t-VirtualBox [08:00:27:f7:26:bf]              Workstation          local
  +   eth0 IPv4 lxjima [00:23:54:ec:5d:54]                    Workstation          local
  +   eth0 IPv4 t-VirtualBox [08:00:27:f7:26:bf]              Workstation          local
  +   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           Web Site             local
  +   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           _scanner._tcp        local
  +   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           Internet Printer     local
  +   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           UNIX Printer         local
  +   eth0 IPv4 Brother MFC-9340CDW                           PDL Printer          local
  : Cache exhausted
  : All for now
  (hangs)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: avahi-utils 0.6.31-4ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-27.50-generic 3.13.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Jun 23 10:41:11 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-12 (72 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
  SourcePackage: avahi
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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