Lucifer <renegade6969...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 5:16 PM beaker <bea...@sdf.org> wrote: > > > m...@goathill.org (MLH) wrote: > > > > > It appears that some of the pkgsrc distfiles now are only available > > > via ipv6 servers but how do you set ipv4_prefer mode so ipv6 attempts > > > don't prevent normal ipv4 operation? > > > > > > setting > > > ip6addrctl_policy="ipv4_prefer" > > > > > > in rc.conf doesn't change to normal ipv4 mode first as the > > > documentation (and other references) appear to claim. > > > > Try setting "ip6addrctl=YES" as well. > > > What is ip6addrctl?
It's mentioned in rc.conf(5): "ip6addrctl Boolean value. Fine grain control of address and routing priorities." I *think* it's akin to having to enable cruise control before you can set a particular speed preference. -B