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| -rw-r--r-- | include/ModemManager-enums.h | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml | 13 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/ModemManager-enums.h b/include/ModemManager-enums.h index ee09ddc0..5ff799f0 100644 --- a/include/ModemManager-enums.h +++ b/include/ModemManager-enums.h @@ -849,8 +849,12 @@ typedef enum { /*< underscore_name=mm_modem_contacts_storage >*/ * MMBearerIpMethod: * @MM_BEARER_IP_METHOD_UNKNOWN: Unknown method. * @MM_BEARER_IP_METHOD_PPP: Use PPP to get the address. - * @MM_BEARER_IP_METHOD_STATIC: Use the provided static IP configuration given by the modem to configure the IP data interface. - * @MM_BEARER_IP_METHOD_DHCP: Begin DHCP on the data interface to obtain necessary IP configuration details. + * @MM_BEARER_IP_METHOD_STATIC: Use the provided static IP configuration given + * by the modem to configure the IP data interface. + * @MM_BEARER_IP_METHOD_DHCP: Begin DHCP or IPv6 SLAAC on the data interface to + * obtain necessary IP configuration details. For IPv4 bearers DHCP should + * be used. For IPv6 bearers SLAAC should be used to determine the prefix and + * any additional details. * * Type of IP method configuration to be used in a given Bearer. */ diff --git a/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml b/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml index 1d2f287b..e1463a56 100644 --- a/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml +++ b/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml @@ -186,10 +186,15 @@ </varlistentry> </variablelist> - If the bearer specifies configuration via PPP or DHCP, only the - <literal>"method"</literal> item will be present. - - Additional items which are only applicable when using the + If the bearer specifies configuration via PPP or DHCP, often only the + <literal>"method"</literal> item will be present. IPv6 SLAAC should + be used to retrieve correct addressing and DNS information via Router + Advertisements and DHCPv6. In some cases an IPv6 Link-Local + <literal>"address"</literal> item will be present, which should be + assigned to the data port before performing SLAAC, as the mobile network + may expect SLAAC setup to use this address. + + Additional items which are usually only applicable when using the <link linkend="MM-BEARER-IP-METHOD-STATIC:CAPS">MM_BEARER_IP_METHOD_STATIC</link> method are: <variablelist> |