On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:25 AM, rhubbell <rhubb...@ihubbell.com> wrote: > I have disabled IPv6 in the kernel (via top-level GENERIC) but I can't > see what other places it needs to be disabled for other applications.
"Needs to be disabled" ...to accomplish what goal? Saving of disk space? Elimination of code complexity? Ignoring of IPv6 packets that are received? Something else? Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, putting up -inet6 in your /etc/hostname.* files may be sufficient. > Is it enabled per-application or is there some magic in a top-level > Makefile somewhere? This IPv6 is like Whak-A-Mole. Or is it just so > pervasive now that it cannot be disabled? I don't have a need to > partake in the IPv6 "research" right now. Sounds like you would prefer if the presence of IPv6 wasn't making the code more complex. If so, the answer is "no, it cannot be disabled in that way." Philip Guenther
