On Sun, 23 May 2004, Dax Kelson wrote: > Ummm, because it's compiled as a module so you are free to not load it > without a kernel recompile. > > To prevent the autoloading, run the command: > > echo "NETWORKING_IPV6=no" >> /etc/sysconfig/network The scripts look like they try to do that, but it doesn't actually work. With "NETWORKING_IPV6=no" in /etc/sysconfig/network, the IPv6 module still autoloads and link-local addresses are still automagically assigned. I've not yet had time to investigate and see why it's not working. later, chris