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problems with ipv6 still

Asked by Neil

HI
Why is Ubuntu still having problems with ipv6? 18 months and still problems I can set Firefox to work but terminal still can not download or can crossover nor goggle earth.
getting firefox and thunderbird to work I have to set (network.dns.disableIPv6;true) in about:config

and this got google earth going
Open a terminal:
gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Look for this line and add:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="ipv6.disable=1 quiet splash"
Save and close your file then run:
sudo update-grub
Reboot.

but terminal still times out crossover can not get packages (ie corfonts)

I just tried fedora firefox works straight up. no problem there.
can any one help me out
Thanks
Neil

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Neil (goofandfroggie) said : 		#1

Hi
This is a fix a friend gave me it seems to work
I have copied it a he sent it.
I reversed all that I did in the above and it still works I will reinstall soon and try it again.
This is what was send ....

I hope the following is of help. You may have to adjust the following ip addresses to suit your router and computers

What I did to connect computer if router ip is 192.168.1.1
sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
Then cut and paste the following replacing existing lines:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1

====================================================
To configure DNS:
sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf

replace the nameserver 192.168.1.1 or whatever with any of the following:

This one is good if you want to be able to go anywhere
Google DNS
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

I use these ones on a windows machine and I do not have an antivirus. (not needed) You need to setup an account and adjust the settings to suit. It is a free service
OpenDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Both the above would be slower than Exetels. You will need to check to see what Exetels DNS

I am currently with TPG. Their DNS 203.12.160.35 & 203.12.160.36 If you input them manually into the DNSBench program they will be among the fastest.

if you click on the following link you can download a free DNS Benchmark program. It will run under wine or windows. It is standalone.
When you first download it Click on Nameservers tab. click on add/remove click on rebuild custom list. The program will run for about 30-40 min scanning Australian DNS's
http://www.grc.com/files/DNSBench.exe (you may have to cut and paste urls)

More info on the program:
http://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm

While there checkout the podcasts:
http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm

Hope this is helpful