====== Disable ipv6 in Fedora ======

Information from: [[http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc6.html#ipv6]]

<note note>You must reboot when you have completed all these steps.</note>


===== Disable the system configuration settings for ipv6 =====

You might not need to do this step.

<code bash>
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network

Change:
NETWORKING_IPV6=yes

To:
NETWORKING_IPV6=no
</code>


===== Disable ipv6 Kernel Modules =====

<code bash>
# vi /etc/modprobe.d/network

Add the following 2 lines: (A reboot will be required)

alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off
</code>

===== Disable ipv6 Firewall =====

<code bash>
Display your current ipv6 firewall config settings:
# /sbin/chkconfig --list ip6tables

Disable the ipv6 firewall:
# /sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 ip6tables off
</code>

===== /etc/hosts configuration =====

In /etc/hosts, the following entry for localhost using IPv6 can be removed/commented out:

<code bash>
::1    localhost.localdomain   localhost
</code>

If you choose to remove the above IPv6 entry, then you must keep the following IPv4 entry for localhost:

<code bash>
127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
</code>

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