From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 7 16:36:30 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 28855575; Fri, 7 Mar 2014 16:36:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 08D4E258; Fri, 7 Mar 2014 16:36:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s27GaTNa033769; Fri, 7 Mar 2014 16:36:29 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s27GaTh6033768; Fri, 7 Mar 2014 16:36:29 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201403071636.s27GaTh6033768@svn.freebsd.org> From: Dru Lavigne Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 16:36:29 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44175 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:36:30 -0000 Author: dru Date: Fri Mar 7 16:36:29 2014 New Revision: 44175 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44175 Log: Prep work before reviewing IPv6 chapter. Sponsored by: iXsystems Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Fri Mar 7 15:47:07 2014 (r44174) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Fri Mar 7 16:36:29 2014 (r44175) @@ -4355,14 +4355,21 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds - For more information see: - - - - For more information, refer to KAME.net - - + + Currently IPv6 support for many + applications and services is very good, though for some + software it still needs work. For authoritative information + about the support of IPv6, please consult + the Official Documentation for the software in + question. + + Web, DNS and Mail applications and + servers have the best support for IPv6 + because they are the most common use case. Other applications + may have varying degrees of IPv6 + support. Background on <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Addresses @@ -4476,12 +4483,8 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds - - - - Reading <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Addresses - The canonical form is represented as: + When reading an IPv6 address, the canonical form is represented as: x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x, with each x being a 16 bit hex value. For example: FEBC:A574:382B:23C1:AA49:4592:4EFE:9982. @@ -4525,7 +4528,7 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds - Getting Connected + Configuring <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Currently, there are four ways to connect to other IPv6 hosts and networks: @@ -4559,15 +4562,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds - - - - Applying the Needed Changes to - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> - - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Client - Auto-Configuration To automatically configure a machine on a LAN which acts as a client, not a @@ -4588,11 +4582,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds ipv6_enable="YES" - - - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Client Static - Configuration To statically assign the IPv6 address, @@ -4618,14 +4607,16 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds/etc/rc.conf: ipv6_defaultrouter="2001:db8:4672:6565::1" - + - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Router/Gateway Settings + + Connecting to a Provider This section demonstrates how to take the directions from a tunnel provider and convert it into settings that - will persist through reboots. To restore the tunnel on + will persist through reboots. + + To restore the tunnel on startup, add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf. @@ -4658,10 +4649,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 secondsIPv6 tunnel: ipv6_defaultrouter="MY_IPv6_REMOTE_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_ADDR" - - - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Tunnel Settings If the server is to route IPv6 between the rest of the network and the world, the following @@ -4669,7 +4656,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds ipv6_gateway_enable="YES" - @@ -4735,23 +4721,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 secondsRFC 4038 section 4.2 may be useful to some adminstrators. - - - Application Use of <acronym>IPv6</acronym> - - Currently IPv6 support for many - applications and services is very good, though for some - software it still needs work. For authoritative information - about the support of IPv6, please consult - the Official Documentation for the software in - question. - - Web, DNS and Mail applications and - servers have the best support for IPv6 - because they are the most common use case. Other applications - may have varying degrees of IPv6 - support. -