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IPv6 & Linux - Current Status - C-Library

Version: 1.85 from 2007-06-11

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GNU C library

URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/
 
Feature 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
2.4
2.5 2.6 Comments
IPv6 address query support no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Resolver can use native IPv6 transport for queries
no no yes yes yes yes yes Replace the IPv4 address of a DNS server in /etc/resolv.conf with an IPv6 address of a IPv6-enabled DNS-Server (e.g. BIND9)
IPv6 RPC bind
no
no
no
no no
to be tested to be tested Not planned, ongoing work-in-progress to separate the Transport Independent RPC (TI-RCP), see here for more:
http://nfsv4.bullopensource.org/doc/nfs_ipv6.php
http://nfsv4.bullopensource.org/doc/tirpc_rpcbind.php

Known bugs:


dietlibc

libc, optimized for small size

URL: http://www.fefe.de/dietlibc/
 
Feature Status
IPv6 address query support yes
Resolver can use native IPv6 transport for queries
supported since version 0.10
IPv6 RPC bind
not planned, see above


uClibc

libc, optimized for embedded systems

URL: http://www.uclibc.org/
 
Feature Status
IPv6 address query support currently unknown
Resolver can use native IPv6 transport for queries
currently unknown
IPv6 RPC bind
currently unknown, see above



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