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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..268e5c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + +Options for the ipv6 module are supplied as parameters at load time. + +Module options may be given as command line arguments to the insmod +or modprobe command, but are usually specified in either the +/etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf configuration file, or in a +distro-specific configuration file. + +The available ipv6 module parameters are listed below. If a parameter +is not specified the default value is used. + +The parameters are as follows: + +disable + + Specifies whether to load the IPv6 module, but disable all + its functionality. This might be used when another module + has a dependency on the IPv6 module being loaded, but no + IPv6 addresses or operations are desired. + + The possible values and their effects are: + + 0 + IPv6 is enabled. + + This is the default value. + + 1 + IPv6 is disabled. + + No IPv6 addresses will be added to interfaces, and + it will not be possible to open an IPv6 socket. + + A reboot is required to enable IPv6. + |