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From: Arkadiusz Miskiewicz <a.miskiewicz@gmail.com>
Subject: disabling ipv6 (when ipv6 module is already loaded or built in)
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:17:04 +0100
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Hi,

There are two options for disabling some ipv6 functionality in ipv6 mod=
ule -=20
disable and disable_ipv6. The second option is also available as sysctl=
 and=20
can be switched runtime.

=46irst is nicer because it also prevents apps from creating sockets by=
 using=20
socket(AF_INET6, ...). Various apps use AF_INET6 socket creation to det=
erine=20
if ipv6 is supported on the system. Unfortunately "disable" one doesn't=
 exist=20
as sysctl and this is a problem.

Is it possible to make "disable" sysctl option, too? Currently there is=
 no=20
runtime way to disable ipv6 (or I'm unaware of such way).

Thanks,
--=20
Arkadiusz Mi=C5=9Bkiewicz        PLD/Linux Team
arekm / maven.pl            http://ftp.pld-linux.org/