Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:41:22 +0000 From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Cc: Ricardo Branco <rbranco@suse.de> Subject: git: e86b9bc584 - main - handbook/advanced-networking: Add ip6 to bridging Message-ID: <69939d12.22ed8.5458ec82@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=e86b9bc584e2f832ed993f83f655fc6fd8937ee3 commit e86b9bc584e2f832ed993f83f655fc6fd8937ee3 Author: Ricardo Branco <rbranco@suse.de> AuthorDate: 2026-02-09 22:19:44 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-02-16 22:40:27 +0000 handbook/advanced-networking: Add ip6 to bridging Add example for assigning a dynamic IPv6 address to a bridge interface and clarify packet filtering behavior. Reviewed by: madpilot, ziaee Closes: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/603 --- .../content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc index 1a1e3aa955..963f3a04ad 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc @@ -1435,8 +1435,16 @@ This example sets a static IP address: .... It is also possible to assign an IPv6 address to a bridge interface. + To make the changes permanent, add the addressing information to [.filename]#/etc/rc.conf#. +This example uses a dynamic IPv6 address: + +[.programlisting] +.... +ifconfig_bridge0_ipv6="inet6 auto_linklocal accept_rtadv" +.... + [NOTE] ==== When packet filtering is enabled, bridged packets will pass through the filter inbound on the originating interface on the bridge interface, and outbound on the appropriate interfaces.home | help
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