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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/inet6.4')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/inet6.4 | 26 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/inet6.4 b/share/man/man4/inet6.4 index c87818f..22a1062 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/inet6.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/inet6.4 @@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ struct sockaddr_in6 { .Pp Sockets may be created with the local address .Dq Dv :: -.Po -which is equal to IPv6 address -.Dv 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 -.Pc +(which is equal to IPv6 address +.Dv 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 ) to affect .Dq wildcard matching on incoming messages. @@ -313,7 +311,7 @@ Boolean: enable/disable receiving of router advertisement packets, and autoconfiguration of address prefixes and default routers. The node must be a host -.Pq not a router +(not a router) for the option to be meaningful. Defaults to off. .It Dv IPV6CTL_KEEPFAITH @@ -332,7 +330,7 @@ Defaults to off. Integer: default interval between .Tn IPv6 packet forwarding engine log output -.Pq in seconds . +(in seconds). .It Dv IPV6CTL_HDRNESTLIMIT .Pq ip6.hdrnestlimit Integer: default number of the maximum @@ -424,21 +422,17 @@ Basically, it says this: A specific bind on an .Dv AF_INET6 socket -.Po -.Xr bind 2 -with an address specified -.Pc +.Xr ( bind 2 +with an address specified) should accept IPv6 traffic to that address only. .It If you perform a wildcard bind on an .Dv AF_INET6 socket -.Po -.Xr bind 2 +.Xr ( bind 2 to IPv6 address -.Li :: -.Pc , +.Li :: ) , and there is no wildcard bind .Dv AF_INET socket on that TCP/UDP port, IPv6 traffic as well as IPv4 traffic @@ -465,9 +459,7 @@ However, RFC2553 does not define the ordering constraint between calls to .Xr bind 2 , nor how IPv4 TCP/UDP port numbers and IPv6 TCP/UDP port numbers relate to each other -.Po -should they be integrated or separated -.Pc . +(should they be integrated or separated). Implemented behavior is very different from kernel to kernel. Therefore, it is unwise to rely too much upon the behavior of .Dv AF_INET6 |