PREFER_IPV4 Setting is ignored in the sorting of tables by IP Address #4598

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opened 2025-12-29 18:38:06 +01:00 by adam · 0 comments
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Originally created by @stuntguy3000 on GitHub (Feb 25, 2021).

Environment

  • Python version: 3.6.8
  • NetBox version: 2.10.4

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Sort virtual machines or devices by IP Address
    https://[address]/virtualization/virtual-machines/?sort=primary_ip

Expected Behavior

IP Addresses will be displayed based on PREFER_IPV4 config setting.

Observed Behavior

IPv4 addresses are always shown.

Initially reported: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/pull/5820#issuecomment-784335704

Originally created by @stuntguy3000 on GitHub (Feb 25, 2021). <!-- NOTE: IF YOUR ISSUE DOES NOT FOLLOW THIS TEMPLATE, IT WILL BE CLOSED. This form is only for reporting reproducible bugs. If you need assistance with NetBox installation, or if you have a general question, please start a discussion instead: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/discussions Please describe the environment in which you are running NetBox. Be sure that you are running an unmodified instance of the latest stable release before submitting a bug report, and that any plugins have been disabled. --> ### Environment * Python version: 3.6.8 * NetBox version: 2.10.4 <!-- Describe in detail the exact steps that someone else can take to reproduce this bug using the current stable release of NetBox. Begin with the creation of any necessary database objects and call out every operation being performed explicitly. If reporting a bug in the REST API, be sure to reconstruct the raw HTTP request(s) being made: Don't rely on a client library such as pynetbox. --> ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Sort virtual machines or devices by IP Address https://[address]/virtualization/virtual-machines/?sort=primary_ip <!-- What did you expect to happen? --> ### Expected Behavior IP Addresses will be displayed based on PREFER_IPV4 config setting. <!-- What happened instead? --> ### Observed Behavior IPv4 addresses are always shown. Initially reported: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/pull/5820#issuecomment-784335704
adam added the type: bugstatus: accepted labels 2025-12-29 18:38:06 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 18:38:07 +01:00
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Reference: starred/netbox#4598