Ubuntu IPv6

Enabling/Disabling IPv6

In flight

Note

Enabling or disabling IPv6 this way is only in effect until next boot.

Disabling

sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1
sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=1

Enabling

sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=0
sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0

Disable permanent

Add the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf. </source lang=cli> net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1 </source>