mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles
Suggestion: Add alias to enable/disable IPv6
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Description
Unfortunately my cable internet provider got a weird DNS config, enforcing me to disable IPv6 for certain operations and enabling it for others.
Receiving 'Error 3014' when restoring an ios device using iTunes is one of those situations enforcing me to disable ipv6,
Adding following aliases made my life a little easier:
```
alias ipv6off="networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi"
alias ipv6on="networksetup -setv6automatic Wi-Fi"
```
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by locating the shell alias definitions in the repository and checking how macOS network commands are organized. Add aliases for toggling IPv6 on Wi-Fi using the commands shown in the issue, then verify that both aliases are available in a fresh shell.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
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