Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:56 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 233281] IP forwarding clarification in rc.conf man-page Message-ID: <bug-233281-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D233281 Bug ID: 233281 Summary: IP forwarding clarification in rc.conf man-page Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Documentation Assignee: doc@FreeBSD.org Reporter: peo_s@incedo.org Hi I am new to FreeBSD but have used BSD since 20 years back=E2=80=A6 In the man-page for rc.conf I can see=E2=80=A6 =E2=80=94snip-- ipv6_gateway_enable (bool) The IPv6 equivalent of gateway_enable. =E2=80=94snip=E2=80=94 and=E2=80=A6 =E2=80=94snip-- gateway_enable (bool) If set to "YES", configure host to act as an IP router, e.g. to forward packets between interfaces. =E2=80=94snip=E2=80=94 If this is equal to set net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=3D1 in sysctl.conf it woul= d for clarification be a good thing to mention in the man-page for rc.conf that t= his is an alternate way of setting this sysctl setting. A simple small parentes= is containing "Equal to set net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=3D1 in sysctl.conf" would= be good. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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