Network Connects Slowly In Kernel 2.6 Using IPv6

[Jeff Pitman]

On Wednesday 21 April 2004 21:05, P at draigBrady.com wrote:
> Jeff Pitman wrote:
> > Hi all:
> >
> > The following is just a "word of warning" about IPv6 causing
> > initial connect slowness in Kernel 2.6.
>
> I presume this isn't the same bug as mentioned in
> the linux tips section of http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/41
> It said there was a clash between the typeaheadfind functionality
> in mozilla and ipv6. Solutions were to disable typeaheadfind
> in about:config or comment out the ipv6 entries in /etc/resolv.conf
> I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else so it may be bogus?

It's not mozilla related since the problem happens with konqueror, 
mozilla, links, dig, and telnet.

-- 
-jeff