[ale] ifup problems, possible IPv6

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Thu Feb 3 13:31:59 EST 2005


Tony Carter wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 February 2005 23:07, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> snip..
> 
>>You also have
>>to reboot the system in order to remove IPv6 from the running kernel.
>>You can not simply rmmod it.  No workie...
>>
>>
>>>-Jay
> 
> Actually to stop the module from loading, you have to recompile the kernel 
> without ipv6 support.

If it is in fact a module, you could simply remove it.  The kernel 
should complain, but keep on trucking.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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