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Chris Pepper writes:

>  	Well, I really do want to disable the IPv6 interface 
>  entirely, so it doesn't show up in ifconfig,

	... and that's not gonna happen unless you rip IPv6 out of the
kernel.
	The next best thing I can think of would be to install ipfw6
and put in a rule that denys all traffiv on all interfaces.


			Robert Huff