Ubuntu
netcfg package

  1. Bug #24828
  2. Comment #20

Comment 20 for bug 24828

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xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob) wrote : Re: [Bug 24828] Re: IPv6 should be disabled by default

On 12/20/06, Martin Tasker <email address hidden> wrote:
> I respect Kristian Hermansen's conciliatory suggestion, but I am not
> keen on it. It's bad to offer users a choice between options they don't
> understand. If you offer them such choice, you must of course tell
> people to select IPv4 unless they really really know what they're doing.
> My preference would be not to bother, just to disable IPv6 by default,
> and to offer a FAQ aimed at enabling IPv6 post-install for such users as
> may wish to.

By that same token of advice, why not just disable IPv6 yourself?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=6841
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Kristian Hermansen