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@@ -1663,7 +1663,10 @@ filter output ip daddr localhost
</table>
</para>
<para>
- The IPv6 address type is used for IPv6 addresses. FIXME
+ The IPv6 address type is used for IPv6 addresses.
+ Addresses are specified as a host name or as hexadecimal halfwords separated
+ by colons. Addresses might be enclosed in square brackets ("[]") to differentiate them
+ from port numbers.
</para>
<example>
<title>IPv6 address specification</title>
@@ -1671,6 +1674,13 @@ filter output ip daddr localhost
# abbreviated loopback address
filter output ip6 daddr ::1
</programlisting>
+ <example>
+ </example>
+ <title>IPv6 address specification with bracket notation</title>
+ <programlisting>
+# without [] the port number (22) would be parsed as part of ipv6 address
+ip6 nat prerouting tcp dport 2222 dnat to [1ce::d0]:22
+ </programlisting>
</example>
</refsect2>