On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 10:39:57PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Carl William Spitzer IV [06-18-04 22:37]:

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How do I turn off the IPv6??

Discussed here within the last 10 days. Search archives or google '[SLE] IPv6'

I apologize for jumping in. I have the same problem in 9.1 but all the discussions you mention are about kernel 2.4. Kernel 2.6 needs something different, apparently. I tried to uncomment line "install net-pf-10 /bin/true" in /etc/modprobe.conf but it made no difference. IPv6 loads again after reboot. Putting a line "alias net-pf-10 off" into /etc/modprobe.conf does not work either. I actually asked this question on this list already but got no replies. I apologize if I am asking something too obvious, but what is the right way to disable IPv6 in kernel 2.6? Thanks, -Kastus

On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 07:10:02PM +0200, Hartmut Meyer wrote:

With kernel 2.6 you need to add the line

install ipv6 /bin/true

to the /etc/modprobe.conf file.

Thanks, Hartmut, that worked! -Kastus

On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 09:40:47PM -0700, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:

On Sat, 2004-06-19 at 10:10, Hartmut Meyer wrote:

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Hi,

On Saturday 19 June 2004 17:55, Kastus wrote:

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Kernel 2.6 needs something different, apparently.

I tried to uncomment line "install net-pf-10 /bin/true" in /etc/modprobe.conf but it made no difference. IPv6 loads again after reboot.

Putting a line "alias net-pf-10 off" into /etc/modprobe.conf does not work either.

With kernel 2.6 you need to add the line

install ipv6 /bin/true

to the /etc/modprobe.conf file.

I am trying to remove it not install IPv6.

Believe it or not, but to prevent ipv6 kernel module from loading into memory in kernel 2.6 you have to use syntax "install ipv6 /bin/true" Regards, -Kastus

Quoting Carl William Spitzer IV :

On Sat, 2004-06-19 at 10:10, Hartmut Meyer wrote: [snip]

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With kernel 2.6 you need to add the line

install ipv6 /bin/true

to the /etc/modprobe.conf file.

I am trying to remove it not install IPv6.

This is initially confusing, but if you RTFM you will learn that what this does: if something requests installation of ipv6 module, do nothing but return true. This is modifies the install action for ipv6. It does not say to install it. HTH, Jeffrey

On Monday 21 June 2004 01:40 pm, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

This, althought *most* noob's believe that you are being a smart-ass, is the *best* answer to most of the questions posted lately. A shame that more people will not take the time to try to understand the workings of the system (linux) and the *reason* for specific commands before posing questions.

Yes, but ...

The adage that 'there is no silly question' is *not* true. The 'silly' question is the one presented with little or no effort made to resolve previously, not a lack of understand of the researched facts.

Your answer was presented with intelligence and thoughtfulness. I *hope* the advice will be followed.

I don't want to start a religious war but as an old Unix hack that has a real enduring love of it and have seen it usurped by Linux I see things differently. I subscribe much of the success of Linux to the way the community treats newbies (it is one factor) (along with trying to take full advantage of the i386 architecture and the GPLed kernel). I was a Unix elitist that has seen its glory days wane. For Linux to compete really with M$ it has to work as easily and embrace the same end-users with their habits and computer IQ. They are the target if Linux is to be successful on the desktop and not engineers. Just my personal opinion. I hate stupid questions too. Best Regards. -- _/_/_/ Bob Pearson gottadoit@mailsnare.net _/_/_/ "Logic is in the eye of the logician." - Gloria Steinem

On Monday 21 June 2004 10:10, Bob Pearson wrote:

I was a Unix elitist that has seen its glory days wane.

How totally true Bob. And you were probably part of the problem in the Unix Elitist camp that eventually guarenteed the demise of unix. ;-) I remember being told more than once to RTFM without a hint of What to look up in Which of the manuals, or even where the manuals were hidden. It solves nothing to tell people to rtfm when so much of linux documentation is scatterd all over the place. I recommend pasteing a URL or, since this is a SuSE list, even pasteing the name of the LOCAL file documenting the situation. This is the FIRST 2.6 kernel Suse has released as a standard. Old habits (some of them older than SuSE itself) die hard, and if someone's patience is SO SHORT that your only answer is RTFM then you probably don't belong on this list. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen

Hi, people... Is it correct ? Solved slow in Mozilla. Thanks a Lot. alias net-pf-10 off # install net-pf-10 /bin/true linux:/home/schwartz # cat /var/log/messages | grep IPv6 Jun 22 17:36:53 linux kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver un 22 17:36:53 linux kernel: eth1: no IPv6 routers present Jun 22 17:36:53 linux kernel: eth0: no IPv6 routers present On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:36:56 -0400, Bob Pearson wrote:

On Monday 21 June 2004 10:19 pm, John Andersen wrote:

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On Monday 21 June 2004 10:10, Bob Pearson wrote:

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I was a Unix elitist that has seen its glory days wane.

How totally true Bob. And you were probably part of the problem in the Unix Elitist camp that eventually guarenteed the demise of unix. ;-)

We thought that being technically superior was more than enough. Ah the contempt and hubris. We were arrogant and proud and oh so very stupid. We pissed it all away.

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I remember being told more than once to RTFM without a hint of What to look up in Which of the manuals, or even where the manuals were hidden.

It solves nothing to tell people to rtfm when so much of linux documentation is scatterd all over the place. I recommend pasteing a URL or, since this is a SuSE list, even pasteing the name of the LOCAL file documenting the situation.

This is the FIRST 2.6 kernel Suse has released as a standard. Old habits (some of them older than SuSE itself) die hard, and if someone's patience is SO SHORT that your only answer is RTFM then you probably don't belong on this list.

I don't totally agree here. So many intelligent people are a wonderful resource and we all lose patience according to what kind of days we have had. I am just advocating trying to embrace the ignorant and being as helpful as possible. I don't want to lose anyone. :)

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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:24:19 -0700, Kastus wrote:

On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 10:01:45PM -0300, Schwartz wrote:

If you have read this thread from the beginning, you would have noticed the right syntax for kernel 2.6.

/etc/modprobe.conf should contain a line

install ipv6 /bin/true

Only is it line ?? Put too it alias net-pf-10 off. it is confused .... :( Thanks

to prevent ipv6 module from loading.

Also, please trim your quotes.

Ok.Sorry.

On Sat, 2004-06-19 at 08:55, Kastus wrote:

On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 10:39:57PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Carl William Spitzer IV [06-18-04 22:37]:

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How do I turn off the IPv6??

Discussed here within the last 10 days. Search archives or google '[SLE] IPv6'

I apologize for jumping in.

I have the same problem in 9.1 but all the discussions you mention are about kernel 2.4.

Kernel 2.6 needs something different, apparently.

I tried to uncomment line "install net-pf-10 /bin/true" in /etc/modprobe.conf but it made no difference. IPv6 loads again after reboot.

Putting a line "alias net-pf-10 off" into /etc/modprobe.conf does not work either.

I actually asked this question on this list already but got no replies.

I apologize if I am asking something too obvious, but what is the right way to disable IPv6 in kernel 2.6?

cwsiv@linux:~> cat /etc/modprobe.conf | grep "net-pf-10" alias net-pf-10 ipv6 # install net-pf-10 /bin/true cwsiv@linux:~> You uncommented Install and installed the alias. I have the alias already and a commended install? this is comfusing what change will clear this the browsers take too long. CWSIV

On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 20:45, John Andersen wrote:

On Friday 18 June 2004 19:42, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:

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linux:/home/cwsiv # cat /var/log/messages | grep IPv6 Jun 12 01:02:53 linux kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver Jun 12 08:03:33 linux kernel: eth0: no IPv6 routers present Jun 12 08:51:39 linux kernel: eth0: no IPv6 routers present

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I am told this why the browser comes up slowly when I click a link in evolution.

How do I turn off the IPv6??

CWSIV

See this line in /etc/modules.conf alias net-pf-10 off

Its probably commented out. Swap the comment to the other line and your good go go. (after reboot).

Thats strange I dont appear to have such a file in 9.1 pro in that location. I even su and tried to cat /etc/modules.conf nothing came back. CWSIV

Hi.! i have the same problem with IPV6.How i can solved it. Thanks a Lot!!!! linux:/home/schwartz # cat /etc/modprobe.conf | grep "net-pf-10" # alias net-pf-10 off # install net-pf-10 /bin/true linux:/home/schwartz # Jun 21 09:18:26 linux kernel: eth1: no IPv6 routers present Jun 21 09:18:26 linux kernel: eth0: no IPv6 routers present On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:28:31 +0200, Hartmut Meyer wrote:

Hi,

On Monday 21 June 2004 05:23, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:

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Thats strange I dont appear to have such a file in 9.1 pro in that location. I even su and tried to cat /etc/modules.conf nothing came back.

/etc/modules.conf is obsolete. With kernel 2.6 you now have /etc/modprobe.conf. Note that there was a change in syntax as well.

Greetings from Bremen hartmut

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