Re: FATAL error while loading IPv6 module

[Irfan Ahmed <ahm_irf@xxxxxxxxx>]

But I have compiled the kernel and IPv6 module is also compiled with it and installed it. Still it is not loaded.

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From: Erik Mouw <mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Irfan Ahmed <ahm_irf@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 11:14:33 PM
Subject: Re: FATAL error while loading IPv6 module

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On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 06:56:57AM -0700, Irfan Ahmed wrote:
> I am using Fedora linux kernel 2.6.18.2. When I list kernel modules
> using [B]lsmod [/B]command I did not find any IPv6 module.
>
> Then I have used the following document to load the module
> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/systemcheck-kernel.html
>
> [root@localhost ~]# test -f /proc/net/if_inet6 && echo "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
> Running kernel is IPv6 ready

So the IPv6 functionality is already loaded.

> [root@localhost ~]# modprobe ipv6
> FATAL: Module ipv6 not found.
>
> Any suggestion why I am getting this FATAL error

Simple: IPv6 is compiled into the kernel and not as a module.


Erik

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