> 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 . -- Stephan Wiesand DESY - DV - Platanenallee 6 15738 Zeuthen, Germany