Jan Iven wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone know if IPv6 is already active in the Internet,
> 
> Not widely spread. You would have to check with your provider to see
> whether they offer IPv6. A list is at
> http://www.ipv6tf.org/guide/organizations/services/isp.php
> 
>> and does SL 4.4 i386 support IPv6 in networking?
> 
> Yes (unfortunately :-), as we have to turn it off in some cases - there
> are some issues with DNS timeouts and X11 display forwarding). You can
> check whether your machine is using ipv6 by running
> 
> # lsmod | grep ipv6
> # netstat  -A inet6 -ta
> 
>> I am using a network card to
>> connect to the router, so SL 4.4 sees the connection as an Ethernet card.
> 
> So your router would need to speak IPv6, or you would have to
> encapsulate IPv6 and tunnel to a different router..


Thanks for your reply. Does the Ethernet card need to support IPv6 as well?