> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 20:52:50 +0200 > From: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles_at_skynet.be> > Sender: owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org > > At 9:37 AM -0700 2003/08/05, David O'Brien wrote: > > > Machanism, not policy. I would also like to run with NO_INET6. IPv6 > > support has done nothing for me other than cause me problems. I still > > strongly disagree with our ordering of localhost in /etc/hosts. My > > system worked worlds better when I put the IPv4 localhost first. > > There is no IPv6 in this house, nor is there likely to be any > time soon. If I can't kill IPv6 from a configuration standpoint, > I'll go ripping out the freakin' code, or I'll use an OS that gives > me the option. I may have missed part of this tread as I am on travel. Why is simply not enabling ipv6 adequate? Note: I DO run IPv6 routinely when at work, so I normally do have it enabled. I'd like to get an understanding of what the issue might be. The point is clearly strongly heald be some reasonably knowledgeable people. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman_at_es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634Received on Tue Aug 05 2003 - 10:16:04 UTC
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