-This is the README file for tinc version 1.0pre7. Installation
+This is the README file for tinc version 1.0pre8. Installation
instructions may be found in the INSTALL file.
tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2002 by:
-Ivo Timmermans <itimmermans@bigfoot.com>,
-Guus Sliepen <guus@sliepen.warande.net>,
+Ivo Timmermans <ivo@o2w.nl>,
+Guus Sliepen <guus@sliepen.eu.org>,
and others.
For a complete list of authors see the AUTHORS file.
should be changed into "Device", and "Device" should be changed into
"BindToDevice".
+Compatibility
+-------------
+
+Version 1.0pre8 is not compatible with older versions of tinc.
+
Requirements
------------
Support for routing IPv6 packets has been added. Just add Subnet lines with
IPv6 addresses (without using :: abbreviations) and use ifconfig or ip (from
the iproute package) to give the virtual network interface corresponding IPv6
-addresses. Autoconfiguration will not work in router mode. Tunneling IPv6
-packets only works on Linux, FreeBSD and possibly OpenBSD.
+addresses. tinc does not provide autoconfiguration for IPv6 hosts, if you need
+it use radvd or zebra. Tunneling IPv6 packets only works on Linux, FreeBSD and
+possibly OpenBSD.
It is also possible to make tunnels to other tinc daemons over IPv6 networks.
In order to enable this feature the option "AddressFamily = any" or