Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:05:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Brad Davis <brd@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r42596 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking Message-ID: <201308281105.r7SB5rl8044880@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: brd Date: Wed Aug 28 11:05:53 2013 New Revision: 42596 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/42596 Log: - Make the section about using applications with IPv6 a little more generic and move it to the end where it fits better. - Add Hurricane Electric as a Tunnel Broker. Reviewed by: gavin@, Ken Reed <kreed002@gmail.com> 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 Wed Aug 28 10:32:20 2013 (r42595) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Wed Aug 28 11:05:53 2013 (r42596) @@ -5288,6 +5288,12 @@ redirect_port tcp 192.168.0.3:80 80</pro <para><ulink url="http://www.sixxs.net">SixXS</ulink> offers tunnels with end-points all around the globe.</para> </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><ulink url="http://www.tunnelbroker.net">Hurricane + Electric</ulink> offers tunnels with end-points all around + the globe.</para> + </listitem> <listitem> <para>Tunnel via 6-to-4 as described in <ulink @@ -5303,26 +5309,6 @@ redirect_port tcp 192.168.0.3:80 80</pro </sect2> <sect2> - <title><acronym>DNS</acronym> in the <acronym>IPv6</acronym> - World</title> - - <para>There used to be two types of <acronym>DNS</acronym> - records for <acronym>IPv6</acronym>. The - <acronym>IETF</acronym> has declared <acronym>AAAA</acronym> - records as the current standard.</para> - - <para>Using <acronym>AAAA</acronym> records is straightforward. - Assign the hostname to the <acronym>IPv6</acronym> address - in the primary zone <acronym>DNS</acronym> file:</para> - - <programlisting>MYHOSTNAME AAAA MYIPv6ADDR</programlisting> - - <para>Current versions of &man.named.8; and <filename - role="package">dns/djbdns</filename> support - <acronym>AAAA</acronym> records.</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2> <title>Applying the Needed Changes to <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename></title> @@ -5495,6 +5481,23 @@ redirect_port tcp 192.168.0.3:80 80</pro section 3.6 and 3.7 as well as <acronym>RFC</acronym> 4038 section 4.2 may be useful to some adminstrators.</para> </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Application Use of <acronym>IPv6</acronym></title> + + <para>Currently <acronym>IPv6</acronym> support for many + applications and services is very good, though for some + software it still needs work. For authoritative + information about the support of + <acronym>IPv6</acronym>, please consult the Official + Documentation for the software in question.</para> + + <para>Web, <acronym>DNS</acronym> and Mail applications + and servers have the best support for + <acronym>IPv6</acronym> because they are the most common + use case. Other applications may have varying degrees + of <acronym>IPv6</acronym> support.</para> + </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="network-atm">
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