SDB:Konqueror and IPv6

Version: 10.0 -

Symptom

Downloads show the expected speed, but it does take very long to open URLs in Konqueror.

Cause

Some devices (e.g. some DSL routers) claim to support IPv6 while they don't. This results in Konqueror trying to do name resolving via IPv6 and running into timeouts.

Solution

Disable IPv6 usage for KDE. You could do this via the YaST2 /etc/sysconfig editor modul (change Desktop -> KDE_USE_IPV6 from 'yes' to 'no') or edit the file /etc/sysconfig/windowmanager directly:

Change the line

 KDE_USE_IPV6="yes"

to

 KDE_USE_IPV6="no"

You will need to re-login to KDE to let these changes take effect.

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