IPv6 configuration on Linux box

[thor@zwerg.at (Silvia Baumann)]

> When I try to ping local machine using "ping -a inet6 ::1", or "ping -a
> inet6 ::127.0.0.1", or "ping -a inet6 ::192.168.133.24"
> (::192.168.133.24 is the ipv4-compatible ipv6 address of my linux box),
> the following is what I get :
> 
> ping: icmp6:    unkown protocol
> ping: ::1:    No IP version 4 or IP version 6 addresses available.

Have a look at /etc/protocols, copy the line with icmpv6 and replace
icmpv6 with icmp6 in the copied line. It should work then (at least it did
at my linux box :))

Best regards,

Silvia Baumann
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