diff --git a/daemon/core/gui/appconfig.py b/daemon/core/gui/appconfig.py
index 8ce7b2b0..04f2fdcb 100644
--- a/daemon/core/gui/appconfig.py
+++ b/daemon/core/gui/appconfig.py
@@ -120,25 +120,18 @@ class IpConfigs(yaml.YAMLObject):
     yaml_tag: str = "!IpConfigs"
     yaml_loader: Type[yaml.SafeLoader] = yaml.SafeLoader
 
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        ip4: str = None,
-        ip6: str = None,
-        ip4s: List[str] = None,
-        ip6s: List[str] = None,
-    ) -> None:
-        if ip4s is None:
-            ip4s = ["10.0.0.0", "192.168.0.0", "172.16.0.0"]
-        self.ip4s: List[str] = ip4s
-        if ip6s is None:
-            ip6s = ["2001::", "2002::", "a::"]
-        self.ip6s: List[str] = ip6s
-        if ip4 is None:
-            ip4 = self.ip4s[0]
-        self.ip4: str = ip4
-        if ip6 is None:
-            ip6 = self.ip6s[0]
-        self.ip6: str = ip6
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        self.__setstate__(kwargs)
+
+    def __setstate__(self, kwargs):
+        self.ip4s: List[str] = kwargs.get(
+            "ip4s", ["10.0.0.0", "192.168.0.0", "172.16.0.0"]
+        )
+        self.ip4: str = kwargs.get("ip4", self.ip4s[0])
+        self.ip6s: List[str] = kwargs.get("ip6s", ["2001::", "2002::", "a::"])
+        self.ip6: str = kwargs.get("ip6", self.ip6s[0])
+        self.enable_ip4: bool = kwargs.get("enable_ip4", True)
+        self.enable_ip6: bool = kwargs.get("enable_ip6", True)
 
 
 class GuiConfig(yaml.YAMLObject):
@@ -223,7 +216,7 @@ def check_directory() -> None:
 
 def read() -> GuiConfig:
     with CONFIG_PATH.open("r") as f:
-        return yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
+        return yaml.safe_load(f)
 
 
 def save(config: GuiConfig) -> None:
diff --git a/daemon/core/gui/dialogs/ipdialog.py b/daemon/core/gui/dialogs/ipdialog.py
index a09ca097..68b5ab36 100644
--- a/daemon/core/gui/dialogs/ipdialog.py
+++ b/daemon/core/gui/dialogs/ipdialog.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class IpConfigDialog(Dialog):
         self.ip4_listbox: Optional[ListboxScroll] = None
         self.ip6_entry: Optional[ttk.Entry] = None
         self.ip6_listbox: Optional[ListboxScroll] = None
+        self.enable_ip4 = tk.BooleanVar(value=self.app.guiconfig.ips.enable_ip4)
+        self.enable_ip6 = tk.BooleanVar(value=self.app.guiconfig.ips.enable_ip6)
         self.draw()
 
     def draw(self) -> None:
@@ -36,10 +38,19 @@ class IpConfigDialog(Dialog):
         frame.rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
         frame.grid(sticky=tk.NSEW, pady=PADY)
 
+        ip4_checkbox = ttk.Checkbutton(
+            frame, text="Enable IP4?", variable=self.enable_ip4
+        )
+        ip4_checkbox.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky=tk.EW)
+        ip6_checkbox = ttk.Checkbutton(
+            frame, text="Enable IP6?", variable=self.enable_ip6
+        )
+        ip6_checkbox.grid(row=0, column=1, sticky=tk.EW)
+
         ip4_frame = ttk.LabelFrame(frame, text="IPv4", padding=FRAME_PAD)
         ip4_frame.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
-        ip4_frame.rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
-        ip4_frame.grid(row=0, column=0, stick="nsew")
+        ip4_frame.rowconfigure(1, weight=1)
+        ip4_frame.grid(row=1, column=0, stick=tk.NSEW)
         self.ip4_listbox = ListboxScroll(ip4_frame)
         self.ip4_listbox.listbox.bind("<<ListboxSelect>>", self.select_ip4)
         self.ip4_listbox.grid(sticky=tk.NSEW, pady=PADY)
@@ -63,7 +74,7 @@ class IpConfigDialog(Dialog):
         ip6_frame = ttk.LabelFrame(frame, text="IPv6", padding=FRAME_PAD)
         ip6_frame.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
         ip6_frame.rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
-        ip6_frame.grid(row=0, column=1, stick="nsew")
+        ip6_frame.grid(row=1, column=1, stick=tk.NSEW)
         self.ip6_listbox = ListboxScroll(ip6_frame)
         self.ip6_listbox.listbox.bind("<<ListboxSelect>>", self.select_ip6)
         self.ip6_listbox.grid(sticky=tk.NSEW, pady=PADY)
@@ -86,7 +97,7 @@ class IpConfigDialog(Dialog):
 
         # draw buttons
         frame = ttk.Frame(self.top)
-        frame.grid(stick="ew")
+        frame.grid(stick=tk.EW)
         for i in range(2):
             frame.columnconfigure(i, weight=1)
         button = ttk.Button(frame, text="Save", command=self.click_save)
@@ -142,10 +153,18 @@ class IpConfigDialog(Dialog):
             ip6 = self.ip6_listbox.listbox.get(index)
             ip6s.append(ip6)
         ip_config = self.app.guiconfig.ips
-        ip_config.ip4 = self.ip4
-        ip_config.ip6 = self.ip6
+        ip_changed = False
+        if ip_config.ip4 != self.ip4:
+            ip_config.ip4 = self.ip4
+            ip_changed = True
+        if ip_config.ip6 != self.ip6:
+            ip_config.ip6 = self.ip6
+            ip_changed = True
         ip_config.ip4s = ip4s
         ip_config.ip6s = ip6s
-        self.app.core.ifaces_manager.update_ips(self.ip4, self.ip6)
+        ip_config.enable_ip4 = self.enable_ip4.get()
+        ip_config.enable_ip6 = self.enable_ip6.get()
+        if ip_changed:
+            self.app.core.ifaces_manager.update_ips(self.ip4, self.ip6)
         self.app.save_config()
         self.destroy()
diff --git a/daemon/core/gui/interface.py b/daemon/core/gui/interface.py
index 8076e202..d4d09443 100644
--- a/daemon/core/gui/interface.py
+++ b/daemon/core/gui/interface.py
@@ -160,11 +160,18 @@ class InterfaceManager:
             index += 1
         return index
 
-    def get_ips(self, node: Node) -> [str, str]:
+    def get_ips(self, node: Node) -> [Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
+        enable_ip4 = self.app.guiconfig.ips.enable_ip4
+        enable_ip6 = self.app.guiconfig.ips.enable_ip6
+        ip4, ip6 = None, None
+        if not enable_ip4 and not enable_ip6:
+            return ip4, ip6
         index = self.next_index(node)
-        ip4 = self.current_subnets.ip4[index]
-        ip6 = self.current_subnets.ip6[index]
-        return str(ip4), str(ip6)
+        if enable_ip4:
+            ip4 = str(self.current_subnets.ip4[index])
+        if enable_ip6:
+            ip6 = str(self.current_subnets.ip6[index])
+        return ip4, ip6
 
     def get_subnets(self, iface: Interface) -> Subnets:
         ip4_subnet = self.ip4_subnets