Turn off IPv6, HOW?

How do I turn off IPv6 on this Linux workstation?
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:38:30 +1300, Peter Lowrie wrote:

> How do I turn off IPv6 on this Linux workstation?

Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf
alias net-pf-10 off

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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:38:30 +1300, Peter Lowrie wrote:
> How do I turn off IPv6 on this Linux workstation?

You modify a configuration file. Different vendors have different
locations and different releases have different ipv6 control keywords.


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Am Samstag, den 21.01.2006, 23:38 +1300 schrieb Peter Lowrie:
> How do I turn off IPv6 on this Linux workstation?

In /etc/modules.conf (depends on your Distro) add
alias net-pf-10 off

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Chris

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:45:40 +0100, Christoph Scheurer wrote:
> Am Samstag, den 21.01.2006, 23:38 +1300 schrieb Peter Lowrie:
>> How do I turn off IPv6 on this Linux workstation?
>
> In /etc/modules.conf (depends on your Distro) add

and release level, a few releases back and you are correct.
Newest release it can be /etc/modprobe.conf

Dan C wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:38:30 +1300, Peter Lowrie wrote:
>
>> How do I turn off IPv6 on this Linux workstation?
>
> Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf
> alias net-pf-10 off

I always add the line
IPV6INIT=no
to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
[or eth<X>].

Is that sufficient?

Incidentally, isn't it crazy that one has to write
gibberish like "alias net-pf-10 off" ?
What on earth does this mean?

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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:47:28 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote:

> I always add the line
> IPV6INIT=no
> to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> [or eth<X>].
>
> Is that sufficient?

Don't know. That directory doesn't even exist on my (Slackware) system.

> Incidentally, isn't it crazy that one has to write
> gibberish like "alias net-pf-10 off" ?
> What on earth does this mean?

Can't recall off the top of my head, but there is a list of a bunch of
these standardized items... Google would find it if you cared.

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Timothy Murphy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

[disabling ipv6:]

> I always add the line
> IPV6INIT=no
> to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> [or eth<X>].
>
> Is that sufficient?

If your system is encumbered by the hideous mess of dereferenceable
environment variables that is a Red Hat-style /etc/sysconfig/ tree, yes,
that is indeed one different way to accomplish the same thing. Unlike
the other answer cited, it doesn't apply to Linux generally.

> Incidentally, isn't it crazy that one has to write
> gibberish like "alias net-pf-10 off" ?
> What on earth does this mean?

It means don't load the net-pf-10 kernel module, which handles ipv6.

In comp.os.linux.networking Timothy Murphy <(E-Mail Removed)>:
> Dan C wrote:

>> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:38:30 +1300, Peter Lowrie wrote:
>>
>>> How do I turn off IPv6 on this Linux workstation?
>>
>> Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf
>> alias net-pf-10 off

> I always add the line
> IPV6INIT=no
> to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> [or eth<X>].

> Is that sufficient?

If you are on redhat or alike, it doesn't look that bad.

> Incidentally, isn't it crazy that one has to write
> gibberish like "alias net-pf-10 off" ?
> What on earth does this mean?

Don't even attempt to load the ipv6 (net-pf-10) module.

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Michael Heiming wrote:

>> Incidentally, isn't it crazy that one has to write
>> gibberish like "alias net-pf-10 off" ?
>> What on earth does this mean?
>
> Don't even attempt to load the ipv6 (net-pf-10) module.

If net-pf-10 means "ipv6" why not call it "ipv6".
Or would that make it too easy for Linux users?
Sigh ...


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