Disable ipv6 in ubuntu?
 

Hi,

My internet is extremely slow and I think the problem lies with ipv6 protocol that it uses. My /etc/resolv files has the correct name server and domain information. I remember disabling ipv6 in suse by modifying the /etc/modprobe.conf file.. how do I do that in ubuntu ? Does someone have any other suggestions? My suse comp. uses the same internet connection and works fine while ubuntu is awfully slow.

Thanks in advance.

U can disable it with modconf(man modconf).

i don't know what an ubuntu is but ..........
you might be able to undo ipv6 with
alias net-pf-10 off
in /etc/modprobe.conf

that's what I have in modprobe.conf. Not sure if it works properly though. I also added this to /etc/resolv.conf

makes web browsing really quick :D

Cheers!

There is no modconf in ubuntu (it's a debian based distro)
I also pointed out in my first post that this distribution does not have /etc/modprobe.conf

Any other ideas folks.. it's really annoying :D

Alright, finally figured it out. The file in ubuntu that needs to be modified is /etc/modprobe.d/aliases and you need to turn off aliases net-pf-10 off to disable ipv6. I dont even know why every distribution is turning on ipv6 by default. It is not a standard right now..will be sometime in the future. One of the most annoying things for someone who doesnt know about it :D

Does disabling ipv6 in your browser do the same?

In Firefox for example:

http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#loadwebsitefasterfirefox

Yes!

http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#loadwebsitefasterfirefox


This really worked well for me. I advise everyone to use it.