Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 19:36:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44185 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking Message-ID: <201403071936.s27JaAs3010424@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Fri Mar 7 19:36:09 2014 New Revision: 44185 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44185 Log: Editorial review of Connecting to a Provider. Slight change to Table 30.3 as per Wout Decre. 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 18:48:03 2014 (r44184) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Fri Mar 7 19:36:09 2014 (r44185) @@ -4507,8 +4507,8 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds</sc <entry><systemitem>fe80::/10</systemitem></entry> <entry>10 bits</entry> <entry>link-local</entry> - <entry>Equivalent to the loopback address or automatic - private addresses (169.254.1.0-169.254.254.255) in + <entry>Equivalent to automatic private addresses + (169.254.1.0-169.254.254.255) in <acronym>IPv4</acronym>.</entry> </row> @@ -4583,8 +4583,9 @@ rtsold_enable="YES"</programlisting> <sect2> <title>Connecting to a Provider</title> - <para>Currently, there are four ways to connect to other - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> hosts and networks:</para> + <para>In order to connect to other + <acronym>IPv6</acronym> networks, one must have a + provider or a tunnel that supports <acronym>IPv6</acronym>:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -4604,60 +4605,56 @@ rtsold_enable="YES"</programlisting> Electric</link> offers tunnels with end-points all around the globe.</para> </listitem> + </itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Tunnel via 6-to-4 as described in <link - xlink:href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3068.txt">RFC3068</link>.</para>; - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Use the <package>net/freenet6</package> port for a + <note> + <para>Install the <package>net/freenet6</package> package or port for a dial-up connection.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + </note> <para>This section demonstrates how to take the directions - from a tunnel provider and convert it into settings that + from a tunnel provider and convert them into + <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> settings that will persist through reboots.</para> - <para>To restore the tunnel on - startup, add the following lines to - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.</para> - - <para>The first entry lists the generic tunneling interfaces - to be configured. This example configures one interface, + <para>The first <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> entry + creates the generic tunneling interface <filename>gif0</filename>:</para> <programlisting>gif_interfaces="gif<replaceable>0</replaceable>"</programlisting> - <para>To configure that interface with a local endpoint of - <replaceable>MY_IPv4_ADDR</replaceable> to a remote endpoint - of <replaceable>REMOTE_IPv4_ADDR</replaceable>:</para> + <para>Next, configure that interface with the + <acronym>IPv4</acronym> addresses of the local and remote endpoints. Replace + <replaceable>MY_IPv4_ADDR</replaceable> and + <replaceable>REMOTE_IPv4_ADDR</replaceable> with the actual + <acronym>IPv4</acronym> addresses:</para> <programlisting>gifconfig_gif0="<replaceable>MY_IPv4_ADDR REMOTE_IPv4_ADDR</replaceable>"</programlisting> <para>To apply the <acronym>IPv6</acronym> address that has been assigned for use as the <acronym>IPv6</acronym> tunnel - endpoint, add the following line for - &os; 9.<replaceable>x</replaceable> and later:</para> + endpoint, add this line, replacing + <replaceable>MY_ASSIGNED_IPv6_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_ADDR</replaceable> + with the assigned address:</para> <programlisting>ifconfig_gif0_ipv6="inet6 <replaceable>MY_ASSIGNED_IPv6_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_ADDR</replaceable>"</programlisting> <para>For &os; 8.<replaceable>x</replaceable>, - add:</para> + that line should instead use this format:</para> <programlisting>ipv6_ifconfig_gif0="<replaceable>MY_ASSIGNED_IPv6_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_ADDR</replaceable>"</programlisting> <para>Then, set the default route for - <acronym>IPv6</acronym>. This is the other side of the - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> tunnel:</para> + the other side of the + <acronym>IPv6</acronym> tunnel. Replace + <replaceable>MY_IPv6_REMOTE_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_ADDR</replaceable> + with the default gateway address assigned by the provider:</para> <programlisting>ipv6_defaultrouter="<replaceable>MY_IPv6_REMOTE_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_ADDR</replaceable>"</programlisting> - <para>If the server is to route <acronym>IPv6</acronym> - between the rest of the network and the world, the following - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> setting will also be - needed:</para> + <para>If the &os; system will route <acronym>IPv6</acronym> + packets between the rest of the network and the world, enable + the gateway using this line:</para> <programlisting>ipv6_gateway_enable="YES"</programlisting> </sect2>
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