Subject: Re: Linux version of mozilla will not run with INET6 eneabled!
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
From: Sung Nae Cho <sucho2@vt.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 07/23/2002 15:30:46
Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 03:20:38PM -0400, Sung Nae Cho wrote:
> > Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 02:29:50PM -0400, Sung Nae Cho wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am  using the Linux version of mozilla under emulation since native
> > > > NetBSD version doesn't run flash players etc.  However, under the
> > > > generic kernel which has inet6 support, the linux version of mozilla
> > > > will not connect to internet!  Mozilla opens, but fails to detect
> > > > network connection.  It only seem to work under kernels without inet6
> > > > support.  What do I have to do to get linux version of mozilla to detect
> > > > network connection under inet6 enabled kernels?  RealPlayer have the
> > > > same symtom.
> > > >
> > > > I am using the mozilla downloaded from www.mozilla.org, the linux
> > > > version.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you in advance.
> > >
> > > Try to set net.inet6.ip6.bindv6only to 0
> > >
> > > --
> > > Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
> > > --
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thanks for the info.  But, where can I find this "Try to set
> > net.inet6.ip6.bindv6only to 0"?  Is this a kernel configuraton option or
> > something in /etc ?
>
> It's a sysctl:
> sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.bindv6only=0
>
> to have it done at boot you can add
> net.inet6.ip6.bindv6only=0
> to /etc/sysctl.conf
>
> --
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
> --

Hi,

Thanks very much!

Yours sincerely,
Sung N. Cho,
Tuesday, July 23, 2002.