From owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Sat Nov 17 23:43:58 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93E09110A976 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BD5485E39 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id E4311110A974; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:57 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: doc@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2CA9110A973 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org (mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5F4DF85E38 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::16:76]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A55051A1BD for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.118]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id wAHNhujT052357 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:56 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id wAHNhum9052356 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:56 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 233281] IP forwarding clarification in rc.conf man-page Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:56 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: new X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: peo_s@incedo.org X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: bug_id short_desc product version rep_platform op_sys bug_status bug_severity priority component assigned_to reporter Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 2BD5485E39 X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-0.23 / 15.00]; local_wl_from(0.00)[freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.23)[-0.228,0]; ASN(0.00)[asn:10310, ipnet:2001:1900:2254::/48, country:US] X-Rspamd-Server: mx1.freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:43:58 -0000 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.=