Re: How to disable ipv6 in Lenny to avoid 1.0.0.0 error in name resolution for AAAA type queries
I raised this question in the debian-ipv6 list. Here is the thread:-
http://lists.debian.org/debian-ipv6/2007/12/msg00001.html Got one
solution of installing my own bind9 named which works.
On Dec 15, 2007 7:38 PM, Thilo Six <T.Six@gmx.de> wrote:
> Amogh Hooshdar wrote the following on 15.12.2007 14:10
> > Thank you for response. But it did not help. I commented out all the
> > ip6 lines in /etc/hosts and then even rebooted the box.
> >
> > Now see a sample output for aptitude update:-
> >
> > # aptitude update
> > 0% [Connecting to ftp.us.debian.org (1.0.0.0)] [Connecting to security.debian.or
> >
> > I observed it with wireshark and the DNS queries and responses are like this:-
> >
> > DNS Standard query AAAA ftp.us.debian.org
> > DNS Standard query response [Malformed packet]
> > DNS Standrd query A ftp.us.debian.org
> > DNS Standard query response A 1.0.0.0
> >
> > ipv6 doesn't seem to have been disabled because the DNS AAAA type
> > queries are still going out. Please help me to disable ipv6
> > completely.
>
> are yo using KDE?
>
> <-------- grep IP /etc/environment --------
>
> KDE_NO_IPV6=1
> --------------------------------------------->
>
> basically i do not understand how the machine can still do ipv6 when there is
> no kernel modul loaded. ?
>
> Have you got resolvconf or any local dns[proxy|cache] installed?
>
> I just found there is also a list especial for ipv6:
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-ipv6/
>
> bye
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