How to temporarily disable IPV6?

[JsPr]

Bryan Pizzuti Wrote: 
> I need to test something. PREFERABLY I'd just like to disable it quick,
> do
> the test and then bring it back, or reboot and have it come back
> (Unless I
> need to remove it permanently anyway, but then it's just going to come
> out
> of my eventual custom kernel). I was thinking about my problem
> accessing my
> news server and realized that all the Linux builds I'm trying with it
> have
> IPv6 going, while WIndows doesn't, and I'm wondering if that's what's
> making
> my news server ditch my connection request. (Silly of my ISP, I know,
> but I
> should at least test it). 
> 
> Incidentally, simply modprobe -r ipv6 doesn't work since it's in use.
> ;)
> Bringing the eth0 and lo ports down before modprobing it doesn't work
> either.
> 
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Take a look at this thread:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3699&highlight=ipv6


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JsPr