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| author | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2009-04-01 16:56:08 +0000 |
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| committer | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2009-04-01 16:56:08 +0000 |
| commit | cf7fdc06721b0f59df8d0dacb8398fc7ec03035a (patch) | |
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| parent | b4bf8c7064f0934180e6723c7b2ae91cf2c5909e (diff) | |
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* faq-using.xml (faq.using.symlinkstoppedworking): Rename.
(faq.using.ipv6): New IPv6 FAQ.
* gdb.sgml: Remove incorrect statement about Insight.
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml index ad6043863..64fee2a1a 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml @@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ Cygwin application providing a native GUI. </para> </answer></qandaentry> -<qandaentry id="faq.api.symlinkstoppedworking"> +<qandaentry id="faq.using.symlinkstoppedworking"> <question><para>Why do some of my old symlinks don't work anymore?</para></question> <answer> @@ -1020,6 +1020,29 @@ Cygwin mounts or symbolic links. elsewhere in this FAQ. </para></answer></qandaentry> +<qandaentry id="faq.using.ipv6"> +<question><para>Why do I get "Address family not supported" errors when playing with IPv6?</para></question> +<answer> + +<para>IPv6 is fully supported and available right from the start with +Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.</para> + +<para>The previous generation of Windows, +Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, only support IPv6 on an "experimental" +basis. On these Windows versions, the IPv6 TCP/IP stack is not installed +automatically, rather the system administrator has to install it manually. +Unless this has already been done on your machine, your machine is not +IPv6-capable and that's why you see the "Address family not supported" +error message.</para> + +<para>There's also a very experimental IPv6 stack for Windows 2000, and +Cygwin will try its best to support it, but it's not recommended to install +it. Windows NT4 or older never saw IPv6 at all.</para> + +<para>For more information about IPv6 on Windows and how to install the +IPv6 stack, see the <ulink url="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/ipv6/ipv6faq.mspx">Microsoft TechNet IPv6 FAQ article</ulink> +</para></answer></qandaentry> + <qandaentry id="faq.using.bloda"> <question><para>What applications have been found to interfere with Cygwin?</para></question> <answer> |