IPv6 over PPP Why?

[Randy Pratt]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:23:54 -0000 you wrote:
> I really don't what's going on here?  Why is that IPv6 on ppp conection? I
> want share dialup conn through the FreeBSD gateway.
> Jun 16 13:50:15 router ppp[125]: tun0: IPCP: myaddr 212.39.76.96 hisaddr =
> 212.39.76.242
> Jun 16 13:50:15 router ppp[125]: tun0: LCP: deflink: RecvProtocolRej(5)
> state = Opened
> Jun 16 13:50:15 router ppp[125]: tun0: LCP: deflink: -- Protocol 0x8057
> (Internet Protocol V6 Control Protocol) was rejected!
> Jun 16 13:50:15 router ppp[125]: tun0: Phase: deflink: IPV6CP protocol
> reject closes IPV6CP !
> Jun 16 13:50:18 router ppp[125]: tun0: LCP: deflink: RecvProtocolRej(6)
> state = Opened
> Jun 16 13:50:18 router ppp[125]: tun0: LCP: deflink: -- Protocol 0x8057
> (Internet Protocol V6 Control Protocol) was rejected!
> Jun 16 13:50:18 router ppp[125]: tun0: Phase: deflink: IPV6CP protocol
> reject closes IPV6CP !

IPv6 was added to the default ppp a while back.  If your ISP doesn't 
support it and you want to eliminate those warning messages, you can
add the following to the default section your ppp.conf file:

	disable ipv6

Don't forget you will need a leading space in front of it.

Hope this helps.

Randy