diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml index 4fa6806c74..ac161fb4f3 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml @@ -4355,14 +4355,21 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds - For more information see: - - - - For more information, refer to KAME.net - - + + 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. Background on <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Addresses @@ -4476,12 +4483,8 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds - - - Reading <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Addresses - - The canonical form is represented as: + When reading an IPv6 address, the canonical form is represented as: x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x, with each x being a 16 bit hex value. For example: FEBC:A574:382B:23C1:AA49:4592:4EFE:9982. @@ -4525,7 +4528,7 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds - Getting Connected + Configuring <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Currently, there are four ways to connect to other IPv6 hosts and networks: @@ -4559,15 +4562,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds dial-up connection. - - - - Applying the Needed Changes to - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> - - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Client - Auto-Configuration To automatically configure a machine on a LAN which acts as a client, not a @@ -4588,11 +4582,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds add: ipv6_enable="YES" - - - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Client Static - Configuration To statically assign the IPv6 address, @@ -4618,14 +4607,16 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds following to /etc/rc.conf: ipv6_defaultrouter="2001:db8:4672:6565::1" - + - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Router/Gateway Settings + + Connecting to a Provider This section demonstrates how to take the directions from a tunnel provider and convert it into settings that - will persist through reboots. To restore the tunnel on + will persist through reboots. + + To restore the tunnel on startup, add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf. @@ -4658,10 +4649,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds IPv6 tunnel: ipv6_defaultrouter="MY_IPv6_REMOTE_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_ADDR" - - - - <acronym>IPv6</acronym> Tunnel Settings If the server is to route IPv6 between the rest of the network and the world, the following @@ -4669,7 +4656,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds needed: ipv6_gateway_enable="YES" - @@ -4735,23 +4721,6 @@ Received 264951 bytes in 0.1 seconds section 3.6 and 3.7 as well as RFC 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. -