comp.os.linux.networking

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> Hello,
>
> After I boot my Linux machine, ifconfig -a shows that I have IPV6
> address:
>
> ifconfig -a
>
> inet6 addr: fe80::230:47ff:fe61:e5e0/64 Scope:Link
> This is what is called in IPV6 a "link local" address.
>
> Is there a way (except configuring the system not to load the ipv6
> module at startup) to avoid this link local IPv6 address?

Not really. If IPv6 is present, the link local address is supposed to be
there. I don't think one can remove it (i.e. "ifconfig inet6 del ..."), but
using i6tables, one can block all IPv6 traffic so it will not leave the
system. If you don't want it there, remove IPv6 from your kernel
configuration and recompile.