Network config issue

Tyler Gee geekout at gmail.com
Tue Dec 14 08:13:47 PST 2004


Unless you plan on using it you are safe to remove it from the kernel.
 If you have never recompiled a kernel that is a good thing to first
test it on.


On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:21:14 +0000, Wouter van Rooij <aentgood at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi ..
> >
> > I am not sure if this is a newbie's question or not.
> >
> > I am running a new i386 5.3 release install.  Everything is coming up fine.
> > After a period of time, it varies, I will lose the ability to ping my router,
> > though I can get to other hosts that I know about.  The router is fine, as
> > the other machines can access the WAN.  The NIC is Ok, the cable, switch and
> > router are all OK.
> >
> > When the loss happens, if I do a 'netstat -r' I get hung up on the IPv6 part.
> > I think that IPv6 is turned off (nothing in rc.conf).
> >
> > Can anyone point me in the right direction?
> 
> Try to run /stand/sysinstall.
> Go to configure and then networking and then interfaces.
> Pick the interface of your networkcard and it asks:
> Do you want to try IPv6 configuration of the interface?
> Then try Yes.
> If this doesn't work your server doesn't support it I guess
> 
> Wouter van Rooij
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