What Is in This Docuent

The guide is organized as follows:

1  Introduction

2   IPv6 Addressing

3   Data Structure Changes

4   Migrating Applications from IPv4 to IPv6

5   Overview of IPv6 and IPv4 Call Set-up

6   Function Calls Converting Names to Addresses

7   Function Calls Converting IP addresses to Names

8   Reading Error Messages

9   Freeing Memory

10   Converting Binary and Text Addresses

11   Testing for Scope and Type of IPv6 addresses using Macros

12   Identifying Local Interface Names and Indexes

13   Configuring or Querying an Interface using IPv6 ioctl() Function Calls

14   Verifying IPv6 Installation

15   Sample Client/Server Programs

Appendix A   IPv4 to IPv6 Quick-Reference Guide