Correct way to not load ipv6 module f8/9?

[David Cantrell]

On Mar 20, 2008, at 11:20 PM, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 02:57:48PM -1000, David Cantrell wrote:
> [...]
>> We have removed the ability to disable loading the ipv6.ko kernel  
>> module.
>
> Why?

Because 'turning it off' should not be the fix if people are  
experiencing problems with having IPv6 support enabled.  If there are  
problems, we need to fix them.  For some users, IPv6 will be forced on  
you at some point in the future.  Yes, it's an absolutely glacial  
adoption rate, but we'll have it or some variation of it in the  
future.  Having it around now in Fedora and making sure everything  
works with it (all the way from interface configuration to web  
browsing) ensures that when people are forced to use it, we [Fedora]  
are a choice for them.

One of the complaints I hear most often about IPv6 being enabled on  
Fedora right now is that 'it [IPv6] makes ifconfig output look weird',  
which I find amusing.

My suggestion to people is to let the module load, but disable  
autoconfiguration on the interface using the three lines in /etc/ 
sysctl.conf that I mentioned in a previous reply.

-- 
David Cantrell <dcantrell at redhat.com>
Red Hat / Honolulu, HI