====== Disable IPV6 module on default kernels ======
===== Debian kernel 2.4 =====
- In /etc/modutils, change the line
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
- to
alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off
- Reboot.
===== Debian kernel 2.6/Ubuntu ("official" method)/Fedora Core (method 1) =====
- In /etc/modprobe.d/aliases, change the line
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
- to
alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off
- Reboot.
===== Debian kernel 2.6/Ubuntu (alternate method) =====
- In /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, add a line
blacklist ipv6
- Reboot.
===== RHEL/CentOS =====
- In /etc/modprobe.conf, make sure you have
alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off
- Reboot.
===== RHEL/CentOS/Fedora Core (method 2)/Mandriva (method 1) =====
- In /etc/sysconfig/network, add a line
NETWORKING_IPV6="no"
- Reboot.
===== SuSE 9.0 =====
- In /etc/modules.conf, change the line
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
- to
alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off
- Reboot.
===== SuSE 9.1/9.2/9.3/10.0 ("official" method) =====
- In /etc/modprobe.conf, change the line
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
- to
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
install ipv6 /bin/true
- Reboot.
===== SuSE 9.1/9.2/9.3/10.0 (alternate method)/Mandriva (method 2)/Slackware =====
- In /etc/modprobe.conf, make sure you change
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
- to
alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off
- Reboot.
===== Gentoo =====
- In /etc/modules.d/aliases, make sure you change
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
- to
alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off
- Reboot.