turning off IPv6

[Michal Ludvig]

Christofer C. Bell wrote:

> I'm not sure it can be turned off that way.  I certainly don't have a
> line loading it in my /etc/modules.  

Add these two lines at the end of /etc/modprobe.conf(.local):

alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off

Then reboot your machine.

> lsmod shows that it's loaded (the
> ipv6 module) but I'm unable to remove it as it's in use.  It's not
> clear from the lsmod output what's using it, however:

Your network interfaces are using it ;-)

Michal
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