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peet1's avatar
peet1
Guide
Apr 27, 2017

Disable IPv6 via command?

Is there a simple command to disable ipv6? It seems to like to turn itself back on from time to time and I'd just like to set up a simple script to see if it's enabled, turn it off, then restart a pr...
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StephenB's avatar
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 27, 2017

You just disable it from the network settings wheel in the web ui.

 

I've never seen it come back on.

peet1's avatar
peet1
Guide
Apr 27, 2017

It is possible that it's something I've done that turns it back on. But another part of what I need is a reproducable environment across multiple NAS's that doesn't require me to touch every one.

 

Thanks.Peet

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 27, 2017

    You could try

    1. sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
    2. sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1

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