git: e86b9bc584 - main - handbook/advanced-networking: Add ip6 to bridging

From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:41:22 UTC
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
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 .../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.