IPv6 Release Notes
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1 IPv6 Release Notes.....................................................................................................................5
Announcement.....................................................................................................................6
What Is New In the B.11.31.0907 Version of IPv6.................................................................6
Support for RFC 3542 (Advanced Sockets API for IPv6)....................................................6
Configurable Policy Table Support.................................................................................6
Anycast Address Support...............................................................................................6
Features in the B.11.31.0809 Version of IPv6........................................................................7
Support for RFC 4291 (IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture)...........................................7
Support for RFC 4213 (Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers)..............7
Support for RFC 3484 (Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6
(IPv6))..............................................................................................................................8
Support for RFC 3493 (Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6)....................................8
Support for RFC 4584 (Extension to Sockets API for Mobile IPv6).....................................8
Support for RFC 4193 (Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses)...........................................8
Support for RFC 4443 (Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6 (ICMPv6))..................8
Support for IPv6 over VLAN..........................................................................................9
Ability to Disable Autoconfiguration Based on Router Advertisements.......................9
Support for RFC 3810 (Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2)).........................9
Support for RFC 3376 (Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3))...........9
Support for RFC 3678 (Socket Interface Extensions for Multicast Source Filters)................9
Feature in the B.11.31.0803 Version of IPv6........................................................................10
New ndd Tunables..............................................................................................................10
Changed and Unsupported Features.................................................................................13
Installing the IPv6Upgrade Bundle..................................................................................13
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................13
Installation Instructions.................................................................................................13
Verifying the IPv6Upgrade Bundle Installation.........................................................14
Known Problems................................................................................................................15
Related Information............................................................................................................15
Manpages......................................................................................................................15
Product Documentation................................................................................................15
Localization.........................................................................................................................16
Defects Fixed in This Release..............................................................................................16
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