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Add note about the IPv6 address convention that uses square brackets

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Signed-off-by: Tom Eastep <teastep@shorewall.net>
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@ -819,6 +819,16 @@ DNAT { source=net dest=loc:10.0.0.1 proto=tcp dport=80 mark=88 }</programlisting
<para>In the Shorewall documentation and manpages, we have tried to make
it clear which type of address is accepted in each specific case.</para>
<para>Because Shorewall uses a colon (":") as a separator in many
contexts, IPv6 addresses are best written using the standard convention in
which the address itself is enclosed in square brackets:</para>
<simplelist>
<member>[ 2001:227:e857:1::1]</member>
<member>[2001:227:e857:1:0:0:0:0:1]/64</member>
</simplelist>
<para>For more information about addressing, see the<ulink
url="shorewall_setup_guide.htm#Addressing"> Setup Guide</ulink>.</para>
</section>