How can I tell Linux to use IPv4 before IPv6 for DNS resolution?

2010-07-22 Thread Rick Barlow
I have been asked several times by our network people if there is a way to get Linux to stop using IPv6 DNS resolution. With multiple search domains, Linux will try all of them in IPv6 before it tries IPv4. Especially when considering the IBM WebSphere is excessive with its use of DNS lookup,

Re: How can I tell Linux to use IPv4 before IPv6 for DNS resolution?

2010-07-22 Thread Mark Post
On 7/22/2010 at 08:48 AM, Rick Barlow rrhbar...@gmail.com wrote: I have been asked several times by our network people if there is a way to get Linux to stop using IPv6 DNS resolution. With multiple search domains, Linux will try all of them in IPv6 before it tries IPv4. Especially when

Re: How can I tell Linux to use IPv4 before IPv6 for DNS resolution?

2010-07-22 Thread Richard Troth
The IPv6 module was required for layer 3 NICs. On 2010-07-22, Mark Post mp...@novell.com wrote: On 7/22/2010 at 08:48 AM, Rick Barlow rrhbar...@gmail.com wrote: I have been asked several times by our network people if there is a way to get Linux to stop using IPv6 DNS resolution. With

Re: How can I tell Linux to use IPv4 before IPv6 for DNS resolution?

2010-07-22 Thread Mark Post
On 7/22/2010 at 08:29 PM, Richard Troth vmcow...@gmail.com wrote: The IPv6 module was required for layer 3 NICs. I just tried it in SLES10 SP3. Works just fine with either Layer 2 or 3 without IPV6. SLES11 requires it for Layer 3, but that just tells you what you need to do when installing