Public bug reported: If I disable ipv6 by adding the following lines in /etc/sysctl.conf:
# Disable IPv6 net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.default_disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1 the -D option in putty won't work anymore, even as root. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: putty 0.62-6 Uname: Linux 3.6.0-030600rc5-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Sep 18 10:10:30 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_PH:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_PH.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: putty UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: putty (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1052277 Title: In Precise (12.04), Dynamic Port Forwarding (-D option) in putty doesn't work if ipv6 is disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/putty/+bug/1052277/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs