Hans Ulrich Niedermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Tue, Dec 21, 2004:
> If you have IPv6 enabled on your system, but don't have IPv6
> connectivity, then IPv6 enabled software (such as Firefox, dig, etc.)
> will go look for a AAAA DNS record and try to connect to the IPv6
> address it gets there. This will not work, but take some time.
I've seen this on a newly installed sarge with a slight difference: the
IPv6 packets would not leave the box, but the IPv6 would try to
autoconfigure itself and send packets on its subnets.
> The only way to avoid that is to either
> a) get IPv6 connectivity
> b) prevent the "ipv6" kernel module from being loaded on boot
I think (at least in my case) deactivating autoconfiguration when none
is possible is enough, and this is probably possible via
/etc/sysctl.conf.
Bye,
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Lo�c Minier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
