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diff --git a/ics-openvpn-stripped/main/openvpn/README.IPv6 b/ics-openvpn-stripped/main/openvpn/README.IPv6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..18068fee --- /dev/null +++ b/ics-openvpn-stripped/main/openvpn/README.IPv6 @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +Since 2.3.0, OpenVPN officially supports IPv6, and all widely used +patches floating around for older versions have been integrated. + +IPv6 payload support +-------------------- + +This is for "IPv6 inside OpenVPN", with server-pushed IPv6 configuration +on the client, and support for IPv6 configuration on the tun/tap interface +from within the openvpn config. + +The code in 2.3.0 supersedes the IPv6 payload patches from Gert Doering, +formerly located at http://www.greenie.net/ipv6/openvpn.html + + +The following options have been added to handle IPv6 configuration, +analogous to their IPv4 counterparts (--server <-> --server-ipv6, etc.) + + - server-ipv6 + - ifconfig-ipv6 + - ifconfig-ipv6-pool + - ifconfig-ipv6-push + - route-ipv6 + - iroute-ipv6 + +see "man openvpn" for details how they are used. + + + +IPv6 transport support +---------------------- + +This is to enable OpenVPN peers or client/servers to talk to each other +over an IPv6 network ("OpenVPN over IPv6"). + +The code in 2.3.0 supersedes the IPv6 transport patches from JuanJo Ciarlante, +formerly located at http://github.com/jjo/openvpn-ipv6 + +OpenVPN 2.4.0 includes a big overhaul of the IPv6 transport patches +originally implemented for the Android client (ics-openvpn) + +IPv4/IPv6 transport is automatically is selected when resolving addresses. +Use a 6 or 4 suffix to force IPv6/IPv4: + + --proto udp6 + --proto tcp4 + --proto tcp6-client + --proto tcp4-server + --proto tcp6 --client / --proto tcp6 --server + +On systems that allow IPv4 connections on IPv6 sockets +(all systems supporting IPV6_V6ONLY setsockopt), an OpenVPN server can +handle IPv4 connections on the IPv6 socket as well, making it a true +dual-stacked server. Use bind ipv6only to disable this behaviour. + +On other systems, as of 2.3.0, you need to run separate server instances +for IPv4 and IPv6. |