Internet access problem

[NoOp]

On 11/10/2009 04:03 PM, R Page-Jones wrote:
> 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.

Seems that the documentation is _way_ outdated... BTW: that was from
both Jaunty (9.04) and Karmic (9.10) help docs.