From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 28 11:05:53 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1075300; Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:05:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brd@FreeBSD.org) 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 7E2DA2E21; Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:05:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id r7SB5rNs044881; Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:05:53 GMT (envelope-from brd@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from brd@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.5/Submit) id r7SB5rl8044880; Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:05:53 GMT (envelope-from brd@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201308281105.r7SB5rl8044880@svn.freebsd.org> From: Brad Davis Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:05:53 +0000 (UTC) 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 X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:05:53 -0000 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 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 80SixXS offers tunnels with end-points all around the globe. + + + Hurricane + Electric offers tunnels with end-points all around + the globe. + Tunnel via 6-to-4 as described in - <acronym>DNS</acronym> in the <acronym>IPv6</acronym> - World - - There used to be two types of DNS - records for IPv6. The - IETF has declared AAAA - records as the current standard. - - Using AAAA records is straightforward. - Assign the hostname to the IPv6 address - in the primary zone DNS file: - - MYHOSTNAME AAAA MYIPv6ADDR - - Current versions of &man.named.8; and dns/djbdns support - AAAA records. - - - Applying the Needed Changes to <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> @@ -5495,6 +5481,23 @@ redirect_port tcp 192.168.0.3:80 80RFC 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. +