https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676661 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676661#c0 Summary: Libvirt disables IPv6 on bridges Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.3 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.3 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Other AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: ralf@spenneberg.net QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; de; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20110103 Fedora/3.6.13-1.fc14 Firefox/3.6.13 Both virsh and virt-manager support the creation of virtual networks. These virtual networks are implemented using the bridge utilities. IPv6 is disabled on these bridges by default. # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/virbr1/disable_ipv6 1 # ip addr add 2001:dead:beef::1/64 dev virbr1 RTNETLINK answers: Permission denied To use and route IPv6, the protocol needs to be enabled. # echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/virbr1/disable_ipv6 # ip addr add 2001:dead:beef::1/64 dev virbr1 Please enable ipv6 by default or implement a switch to turn ipv6 on. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a virtual network 2. Set up a ipv6 address 3. Actual Results: IPv6 address is denied. Expected Results: IPv6 address is applied IPv6 is not usable with virtual machines. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.