Re: ipv6, kill it once and for all

Mauriat M [mirandam@xxxxxxxxx] wrote:
On 8/27/07, Henry Ritzlmayr <fedora-list@xxxxxx> wrote:

I have the exact same lines in /etc/modprobe.conf and they work like
charm (see below). How did the uncommented lines get into
your /etc/modprobe.conf? - Try deleting them and recreate them from
scratch (unseen special characters).

alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off


Are you using FC6? As I understand, that method no longer works in Fedora 7.
You must totally prevent the ipv6 module from loading as was stated previously.
I think an alternate method would be to blacklist ipv6.ko altogether:
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist


In /etc/sysconfig/network I had to change the line

NETWORKING_IPV6=yes

to

NETWORKING_IPV6=no

to completely get rid of IPV6.

Henry


That option I believe was removed for Fedora 7.

It was pointed out to me that if there's a *real* problem which is
solved by disabling IPv6, then that's not normal -- that means there's
a bug either in Fedora or more likely a problem with the local network
(or nameservers) which should be reported and fixed.

Chances are you should report the problem to your ISP or network
admin. I understand that's not easy for everyone. If you believe it is
Fedora specific use bugzilla.

-Mauriat

Mauriat, check /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0. In that
file (assuming you use eth0) you will still, in FC7, find a line for
IPV6INIT=no.

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