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Re: [SLE] How to disable IPV6 ?
  • From: Philipp Thomas <philipp.thomas@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:36:47 +0100
  • Message-id: <0u5nsvc7hd974g7s5ujlgpj0n5ltgngbam@xxxxxxx>
James Ogley <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [Mon, 01 Dec 2003 07:40:29 +0000]:

>(If modprobe can't unload the ipv6 module, then reboot)

It's generally impossible to unload ipv6 as the use counter is set to -1 by
the module on purpose, thus making unloading impossible. The only way to
get rid of ipv6 is by rebooting.

Philipp


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