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I'm using Fedora 7 and I'm trying to connect to internet via ethernet router (netgear) .
During boot,system fails to determine the IP address.
Below is the output of my ...
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eth0: no IPv6 routers present -- Help needed
I'm using Fedora 7 and I'm trying to connect to internet via ethernet router (netgear) .
During boot,system fails to determine the IP address.
Below is the output of my dmesg , says something about IPv6 ---i have no idea on this.
Help please.
eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex.
eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
eth0: no IPv6 routers present- Lakshmipathi.G
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No inputs
Should i disable IPv6?
How-To: Disable IPV6 to speed up Internet. - Ubuntu Forums- Lakshmipathi.G
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Others here may have differing opinions, but in my experience, IPv6 only causes problems. I would disable it and restart your network.
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Agree, if you are not running a ipv6 network turn it off.
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yes..thanks guyz...I disabled it and most importantly set my gateway address
now it's working fine.
- Lakshmipathi.G
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