From 7745d56644621cb0365d51ee5a284a36f5089dd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: xengineering Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:51:04 +0200 Subject: doc: Enable IPv6 soundbox should use IPv6 for streaming. IPv6 link-local addresses are well-suited for soundbox devices since they are generated by the hardware MAC address in this case. This has the advantage that they do not need external infrastructure like a DHCP server to be set up and that they are valid and unique for the whole life cycle of the device. This makes network management significantly easier. --- doc/documentation.tex | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/documentation.tex b/doc/documentation.tex index 4e50eb0..3d4aa6b 100644 --- a/doc/documentation.tex +++ b/doc/documentation.tex @@ -222,6 +222,18 @@ setup-alpine These changes are only temporary until they are made persistent as described in section~\ref{lbu-persistence}. +\subsection{Enabling IPv6} + +While Alpine Linux usually uses IPv4 only \texttt{soundbox} requires IPv6 for +streaming. It can be enabled by adding a line to the related configuration +file. + +\begin{verbatim} +echo 'iface wlan0 inet6 auto' >> /etc/network/interfaces +\end{verbatim} + +The change will take effect after the final reboot. + \subsection{Package installation} soundbox requires packages from the Alpine Linux community package repository. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2