Redirect to local gateway not working

[undyingwraith]

This was also reported in https://twitter.com/unicomp21/status/1626244123102679041

Describe the bug
All i get is the error page of my local node not being reachable (it is). Even clicking on redirect to public gateway results in the same thing.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Navigate to 'ipfs.tech'
2. Observe the error page

Expected behavior
The site to load through my local gateway (ipfs.tech.ipns.localhost:8080)

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Win 10
• Browser: Firefox
• Version: go-ipfs v0.13.0

Additional context
It works fine if i disable the integration and navigate to 'ipfs.tech.ipns.localhost:8080' directly.

Im currently copying a lot of files from the disk the ipfs repo is on, pausing it doesnt seem to influence the behaviour.

Im currently not really well reachable so it might take some time till i can respond. If you need any additional info just ask.

[whizzzkid]

Thanks for posting this issue @undyingwraith, At first I thought this was a regression from #1125, however, when trying to reproduce this issue I could not achieve the same results. The way this is designed to work is:

let's take your example (this was the previous experience)

• companion checks with the node if the node is online (using the API).
• if the node is online, the ipfs.tech -> http://ipfs.tech.ipns.localhost:<port>/
• the page should load over local node.

Say you already have a page loaded in the browser from local node (or someone sent you a link) and node goes offline. (the new experience)

• companion checks with the node if the node is online (using the API). It's not.
• since the node is offline, recovery screen shows up. http://ipfs.tech.ipns.localhost:<port>/ -> ipfs.tech (public url)
• since the node is not online, this should not redirect to the local node (this already worked).

What might be happening?

My hunch is the config in your extension is somehow causing a conflicting edge case. i.e. it reports the node as online when redirecting, but then reports as offline during the recovery logic. Would you be able to share your config settings, maybe there is an override I overlooked that. I think it might be the Automatic Mode button.

[whizzzkid]

Ok I just confirmed, when automatic mode is off it results in the behaviour you just described. 🤔