WebBrowsingSlowIPv6IPv4

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## page was renamed from WebBrowsingSlowIVP6IVP4
The Ubuntu development team have enabled the newer Internet protocol, IPv6, by default. However, a lot of older hardware — such as NICs and modems — only supports IPv4. This leaves you wondering why Internet applications take so long to work.

The following instructions disable IPv6 support, allowing users with incompatible hardware to get normal connection speeds and DNS resolving.

= Disabling IPv6 =

 1. {{{ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases }}}
 2. Find the line {{{ alias net-pf-10 ipv6 }}}
 3. Replace it with: {{{ alias net-pf-10 off }}}
 4. Save the file and restart your computer

You '''must''' reboot for changes to take effect.

= Mozilla web browsers =

With Mozilla web browsers, enter '''about:config''' in the address bar and then type '''ipv6''' in the Filter field. Double-click the only listed item, network.dns.disableIPv6, and then close the browser.		 #REFRESH 0 http://help.ubuntu.com/community/WebBrowsingSlowIPv6IPv4

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