-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Adam Hardy wrote: > James Brown on 07/10/10 15:52, wrote: >> Adam Hardy wrote: >>> Just a quick question - can I disable IPv6 for my whole machine? >>> >>> I mean apart from changing some kernel compilation flags. >>> >>> I have two software apps which are meant to be interacting with each >>> other and with servers on the net, but they aren't and they aren't >>> giving me much to go on, and their respective support teams are blaming >>> each other for the resulting connectivity issues. >>> >>> This is only temporary (I hope) - it is a gateway machine I'm talking >>> about - the apps are running on Windows on the LAN. >>> >>> I found this on the net: >>> >>> " >>> You can disable IPv6 system-wide by editing your module configuration >>> file. This is usually one of /etc/odprobe.conf or >>> /etc/modprobe.d/aliases, depending on your distro. Remove any references >>> to IPv6 and add these two lines. >>> >>> alias net-pf-10 off >>> alias ipv6 off >>> " >>> >>> Is that going to do the job fine for lenny? >> >> What is your distro, your kernel? >> For lenny's kernel 2.6.26 you can include the file ipv5.conf into the >> directory /etc/modprobe.d with the next content: >> blacklist ipv6 >> For the next versions of kernel (i.e. 2.6.32) you can include the words >> "ipv6.disable=1" into /boot/grub/menu.lst such as the next: >> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-bpo.5-amd64 >> root=UUID=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ipv6.disable=1 ro >> Or compile your own kernel withount ipv6 from sources. > > Yes, it's lenny 2.6.26. > > Are you sure you mean ipv5.conf? ipv4.conf or ipv6.conf surely? > > Google returns zero results for "ipv5.conf". > > I guess it shows what a neophyte in networking I am that I don't know > whether there's an IPv5. > > Regards > Adam > > PS Thanks to all for the suggestions for google search strings, but I > did that already and was asking here to confirm it before I dive in and > reboot my server with potentially dodgey config. > >
It is my mistake. sorry :) Of cause, ipv6.conf -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkyuxAwACgkQV59uvM2EEne8eACgm7Z88sQMSNGizz6/WK7/j7LJ ZygAn2P/RSqWweAhgbSol/q5wbF/oIGM =12qT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4caec40c.1040...@gmail.com
