Description of problem:

Sun's latest patchlevel of it's 1.4.2 java software can not open network sockets
on FC4. In java 1.5 it works as expected, but unfortunately lots of software
require java 1.4 to function.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
j2sdk-1.4.2_08-fcs (x86)
glibc-2.3.5-10 (x86, x86_64)
kernel-smp-2.6.12-1.1390_FC4 (x86_64)

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. fetch and install j2sdk-1.4.2_08 from java.sun.com
2. compile and run the attached small program
3.
  
Actual results:
Exception in thread "main" java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument or cannot
assign requested address
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:305)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:171)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:158)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:452)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:402)
        at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:309)
        at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:124)
        at SocketTest.main(SocketTest.java:8)

Expected results:
nothing, or perhaps a ConnectException: Connection refused if you don't have a
listening sshd on localhost.

Additional info:
I understand that this is probably Sun's fault, but if there is a simple change
to be made to the glibc that fixes this perhaps it would be a good idea since a
lot of us in the RealWorld^tm are stuck with needing to run sun's 1.4 java and
the proabability of Sun fixing their software in a reasonable timeframe is
approaching zero.