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diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml index e3aad6dea..295adc156 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml @@ -1039,8 +1039,8 @@ elsewhere in this FAQ. <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>IPv6 is only fully supported and available right from the start +beginning 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" @@ -1048,7 +1048,8 @@ 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> +error message. Note, however, that the IPv6 stack on these systems +don't fully support all features of IPv6.</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 |