[ubuntu-za] IPV6 vs IPV4

JP Viljoen jp at bitcortex.co.za
Mon Aug 31 06:21:21 BST 2009


On Sunday 30 August 2009 23:06:02 Lee Sharp wrote:
> No, as the kernel doesn't use it...  But Network Manager will try to use
> it...  Then try IPv4.  Look in the logs.  And many applications will try
> something with it, like in the firefox about:config under
> network.dns.disable-ipv6 (from memory so there may be typos...) where it
> tries IPV6 DNS lookup for every attempt.  So it really can be a bit of
> digging...  The network manager thing is one reason why disabling
> network manager and using a static IP is so much faster.
>
> There.  Clear as muddy water? :)

I'm not sure I understand you correctly. Under which conditions is it faster 
for you to not access things over v6, could you give us some examples? Can you 
also please explain what you stop by disabling NM?



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