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If you don't need IPv6 support turned on, here is how to disable it in Mozilla Firefox.
If your next question is:"What is IPv6?" then you don't need it.
If the browser is used in commercial environment, then you have to ask your company's network administrator.

  • type about:config in the address bar, and hit the Return or Enter key.

Image:Firefox_IPv6_about_config.jpg

Next:

  • type ipv6 in the filter field.
  • high-light network.dns.disableIPv6 by right-clicking it, and change the value from false to true using Toggle.

Image:Firefox_IPv6_filter_toggle.jpg

This will disable IPv6. Most of DNS servers are still IPv4, so it will speedup Web browsing with Firefox.

--04:17, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

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