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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.