[ubuntu-za] IPV6 vs IPV4

[Lee Sharp]

David Robert Lewis wrote:
> Was wondering if anybody on the list has experience with IPV6? Most 
> online tutorials recommend turning off IPV6 in order to speed up 
> broadband. Is this still necessary? Not sure if I'm introducing more 
> conflicts or decreasing the apparent conflict?
> 
> Also, which Ubuntu distros are affected, or is this only a problem with 
> older distros?

This is not a distro thing, but and IP and timing thing.  With IPV6 
turned off, you do not have to wait for it to fail and time out before 
trying IPV4.  So, unless you are using IPV6, turning it off with make a 
difference in most operating systems, and in Firefox on any OS.

			Lee