Internet access problem

[R Page-Jones]

NoOp wrote:
> On 11/10/2009 12:03 PM, Markus Schönhaber wrote:
> ...
>   
>> Just a last shot in the dark: since update manager tries to connect to
>> an IPv6 address - do you see any improvement if you disable IPv6?
>> You could add
>> ipv6.disable=1
>> to the boot options.
>>     
>
> That hasn't worked in some time (see the list archives). Perhaps it does
> now, but System|Help|Internet and Networks / Troubleshooting seems to
> provide a way that might:
>
> <quote>
> 5.2.7. IPv6 Not Supported
>
>    1. IPv6 is supported by default in Ubuntu and can sometimes cause
> problems.
>    2. To disable it, open a Terminal (Applications ▸ Accessories ▸
> Terminal) and type the command: gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases.
>    3. Find the line alias net-pf-10 ipv6 and change it to read alias
> net-pf-10 off.
>    4. Reboot Ubuntu.
> </quote>
>   
When I enter the command line:

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases
An empty box comes up with "aliases (/etc/modprobe.d) - gedit" as a title across the top, but the box itself is completely empty.

>
> Rob