kernel 3.2 / 2.6.42 disable ipv6

[Reindl Harald]

Am 08.02.2012 10:28, schrieb Rich Boyce:
> Hi,
> 
> On 07/02/12 21:43, Reindl Harald wrote:
>> why is this ignored in the latest kernels?
> 
> I don't know, but...
> 
>> i do not like to see any ipv6-configuration/IP as long the WAN
>> is ipv4 only and this may be a long time
> 
> ... this is how I do it (Fedora 16):
> 
> sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
> echo "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
> 
> The first command disables it immediately, the second after a reboot.

thanks, this works!
"systcl -p" makes changes in /etc/sysctl.conf active immediately

well, my /etc/sysctl.conf is growing and growing :-)

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