Subject: Re: Linux version of mozilla will not run with INET6 eneabled!
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
From: Sung N. Cho <sucho2@vt.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 07/23/2002 18:19:50
Manuel Bouyer wrote:

>On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 03:20:38PM -0400, Sung Nae Cho wrote:
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>>Manuel Bouyer wrote:
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>>>On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 02:29:50PM -0400, Sung Nae Cho wrote:
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>>>>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.
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>>>>
>>>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 ?
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>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
>
>  
>


Looks like even an expert makes typo or perhaps, running different 
version of NetBSD? :)

net.inet6.ip6.bindv6only=0    should be ---->   net.inet6.ip6.v6only=0 on NetBSD 1.6D.

Also, don't forget to make /etc/sysctl.conf executable  ---->  chmod u+x /etc/sysctl.conf


Thanks for the help.


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