> I have the exact same lines in /etc/modprobe.conf and they work like > charm (see below). How did the uncommented lines get into > your /etc/modprobe.conf? - Try deleting them and recreate them from > scratch (unseen special characters). > > alias net-pf-10 off > alias ipv6 off > I put them there using the command joe /etc/modprobe.conf In /etc/sysconfig/network I had to change the line > > NETWORKING_IPV6=yes > > to > > NETWORKING_IPV6=no I had already changed that entry, but I checked it again. Thanks for your ideas -- John Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org