> On 05 Aug 2015, at 12:08, Andreas Mock <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Stephan,
> 
> thank you for that hint.
> 
> Is this an additional setting to the other settings mentioned
> by me or the one and only setting necessary?

It's all we do here. Well, the sysconfig settings still make sense.

> Am I right that this setting allows loading of the kernel module
> by disables IPv6 functionality?

Right. From modinfo ipv6:

parm:  disable:Disable IPv6 module such that it is non-functional (int)

- Stephan

> Best regards
> Andreas
> 
> 
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: [log in to unmask] [mailto:owner-
>> [log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Stephan Wiesand
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. August 2015 11:26
>> An: [log in to unmask]
>> Betreff: Re: IPv6 address popping up
>> 
>>> On 05 Aug 2015, at 11:18, Bill Maidment <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> -----Original message-----
>>> From:	Andreas Mock <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent:	Wed 05-08-2015 19:14
>>> Subject:	AW: IPv6 address popping up
>>> To:	Bill Maidment <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask];
>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for that hint. I'll try it.
>>>> Can you explain what the difference to
>>>> 
>>>> net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
>>>> 
>>>> is?
>>>> 
>>>> Do you have an idea why the IPv6 kernel module
>>>> is pulled in?
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'll leave that to someone else to explain.
>>> It just worked for me.
>>> Maybe something is using the "default" rather than what is covered by
>> "all"
>>> It would be good to know the answer, though.
>> 
>> It's sufficient to type something like "host ::0" to get it autoloaded.
>> The correct way to disable IPv6 on SL6 is to have an "options ipv6
>> disable=1" somewhere in modprobe.d .

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