From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 12 16:00:14 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6475D1065673 for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [69.147.83.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 434418FC13 for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o4CG0ED4093957 for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o4CG0E79093956; Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:14 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201005121600.o4CG0E79093956@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Andy Smith Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5792A106566B for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 15:50:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [69.147.83.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47D2C8FC0C for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 15:50:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o4CFoZPi064671 for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 15:50:35 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o4CFoZt5064670; Wed, 12 May 2010 15:50:35 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201005121550.o4CFoZt5064670@www.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 15:50:35 GMT From: Andy Smith To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/146521: Update IPv6 system handbook section to mention ping6 X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:14 -0000 >Number: 146521 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Update IPv6 system handbook section to mention ping6 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed May 12 16:00:13 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andy Smith >Release: NA >Organization: >Environment: NA >Description: I believe it would be useful to make some mention of the fact ping6 is required to ping IPv6 IP addresses in the IPv6 section of the handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/network-ipv6.html Also might be worth mentioning nslookup by default will not search for AAAA records (yep I know its deprecated but bet its still used more often than any other DNS lookup tool). Id say these are worth mentioning as other OSs donīt necessarily behave the same way and this can be confusing for those who have to manage multiple OSs. IE solaris doesnt have a ping6 command, but Linux does etc.... thanks Andy. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: