JOSM will not connect to the server OSX Java8

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JOSM will not connect to the server

JOSM app, version 8491
Java 8 build 51
OS X Yosemite
Macbook Pro
No poxy servers set in System Preferences

I can test access the OpenStreetMap API in Chrome and Firefox and see xml: http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/93710880
And here with a secure connection: https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/93710880

In JOSM I have

  • chosen the JOSM menu (top left)
  • chosen ‘preferences…’
  • on the icons running down the side, I’ve chosen the second one which looks like a globe
  • checked 'Use the default OSM server URL (https://api.openstreetmap.org/api)
  • I’ve entered my OSM username and password.
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I forgot to mention via email that you can also try to contact the developers via a ticket system: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/newticket

(SReed asked this question first on the talk mailing list, but nobody replied, so I asked her to come to this forum)

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The situation has been solved by changing Advanced Settings. Found two instances of ipv6. I changed both to False. One was True, the other Auto.

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Ran into this today and asked about it on OSM Help: https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/44990/josm-cannot-download-map-data.
Seems like a real bug, at least on some platforms.

For the record, looks like there’s a closed ticket for this: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/11735. Will add my input there to see if this can be resolved.