diff --git a/scripts/run_local_test.py b/scripts/run_local_test.py
index da59fa4c..e0ce3717 100755
--- a/scripts/run_local_test.py
+++ b/scripts/run_local_test.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def tee(prefix, infile, *files):
 
 def read_until_interface_dial_info(proc, proto):
 
-    interface_dial_info_str = b"Interface Dial Info: "
+    interface_dial_info_str = b"Local Dial Info: "
     for ln in iter(proc.stdout.readline, ""):
         sys.stdout.buffer.write(ln)
         sys.stdout.flush()
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/network_manager.rs b/veilid-core/src/network_manager.rs
index 3c92d96c..5bbe2e1f 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/network_manager.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/network_manager.rs
@@ -1257,7 +1257,8 @@ impl NetworkManager {
                 let inner = self.inner.lock();
                 let mut inconsistencies = 0;
                 let mut changed = false;
-                for (p, a) in &inner.public_address_check_cache {
+                // Iteration goes from most recent to least recent node/address pair
+                for (_, a) in &inner.public_address_check_cache {
                     if !current_addresses.contains(a) {
                         inconsistencies += 1;
                         if inconsistencies >= GLOBAL_ADDRESS_CHANGE_DETECTION_COUNT {
@@ -1276,7 +1277,8 @@ impl NetworkManager {
                 let mut consistencies = 0;
                 let mut consistent = false;
                 let mut current_address = Option::<SocketAddress>::None;
-                for (p, a) in &inner.public_address_check_cache {
+                // Iteration goes from most recent to least recent node/address pair
+                for (_, a) in &inner.public_address_check_cache {
                     if let Some(current_address) = current_address {
                         if current_address == *a {
                             consistencies += 1;
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_host_interface.rs b/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_host_interface.rs
index 200a1a8c..1e9741cf 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_host_interface.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_host_interface.rs
@@ -386,6 +386,13 @@ pub async fn test_split_url() {
     assert_split_url!("http://foo/", "http", host("foo"), None, "");
     assert_split_url!("http://11.2.3.144/", "http", ip("11.2.3.144"), None, "");
     assert_split_url!("http://[1111::2222]/", "http", ip("1111::2222"), None, "");
+    assert_split_url!(
+        "http://[1111::2222]:123/",
+        "http",
+        ip("1111::2222"),
+        Some(123),
+        ""
+    );
 
     assert_split_url!(
         "http://foo/asdf/qwer",
@@ -433,6 +440,8 @@ pub async fn test_split_url() {
     assert_err!(SplitUrl::from_str("a:///qwer:"));
     assert_err!(SplitUrl::from_str("a:///qwer://"));
     assert_err!(SplitUrl::from_str("a://qwer://"));
+    assert_err!(SplitUrl::from_str("a://[1111::2222]:/"));
+    assert_err!(SplitUrl::from_str("a://[1111::2222]:"));
 
     assert_split_url_parse!("sch://foo:bar@baz.com:1234/fnord#qux?zuz");
     assert_split_url_parse!("sch://foo:bar@baz.com:1234/fnord#qux");
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/xx/split_url.rs b/veilid-core/src/xx/split_url.rs
index 8c638ba4..b6fa3026 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/xx/split_url.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/xx/split_url.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,20 @@ impl SplitUrl {
     }
 }
 
+fn split_host_with_port(s: &str) -> Option<(&str, &str)> {
+    // special case for ipv6 colons
+    if s.len() > 2 && s[0..1] == *"[" {
+        if let Some(end) = s.find(']') {
+            if end < (s.len() - 2) && s[end + 1..end + 2] == *":" {
+                return Some((&s[0..end + 1], &s[end + 2..]));
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    } else {
+        s.split_once(':')
+    }
+}
+
 impl FromStr for SplitUrl {
     type Err = String;
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
@@ -311,7 +325,7 @@ impl FromStr for SplitUrl {
                     None
                 }
             };
-            if let Some((host, rest)) = rest.rsplit_once(':') {
+            if let Some((host, rest)) = split_host_with_port(rest) {
                 let host = SplitUrlHost::from_str(host)?;
                 if let Some((portstr, path)) = rest.split_once('/') {
                     let port = convert_port(portstr)?;