Re: Installer Feature Request: Add an option to manually disable IPv6 by calling dhcpcp -4

[Thomas Dettbarn <dettus%dettus.net@localhost>]

On 1/6/25 12:12 PM, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 05, 2025 at 09:41:36PM +0100, Thomas Dettbarn wrote:
> > The easiest Hotfix I could think of would be disabling IPv6 inside the
> > installer,
> > IF THE USER WANTS IT. I have not have a look at the source of the installer,
>
> I would prefer an automatic runtime solution instead of a manual fix
> though, which could be something super usefull (for other situations as
> well) like ftp(1) implementing happy-eyeballs
Well... I had a very specific problem and proposed a very specific
solution for it. I doubt that you will ever be able to create the PERFECT
installer, one that is truly smarter than the human. And I also doubt
that this is what your target audience prefers.
> If we would fix it at the installer level the installed VM later will have
> the exact same problem, so we need to persist the fix in the generated
Here is the thing:
The installed system was not perfect as well. But root has at least a chance
to change it. The installer is a monolithic block, where the user cannot
alter the IPv4/IPv6 settings easily.


We COULD start an awesome use-case discussion by now: Me thinking of a
scenario where you set up a NetBSD system somewhere in a big company
or university, with a hard-to-reach IT-department....

But I'd rather not, I would simply reiterate my point: Giving users the
option of an IPv4-only installation (as a last resort) is preferable to the
status quo.



Thomas