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diff --git a/TAO/docs/ORBEndpoint.html b/TAO/docs/ORBEndpoint.html index 894192e0a1e..881f8e4804f 100644 --- a/TAO/docs/ORBEndpoint.html +++ b/TAO/docs/ORBEndpoint.html @@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ <UL> <LI><A HREF="#Overview">Overview</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#Options">Endpoint-Specific Options</A></LI> - <LI><A HREF="#Common Options">Common Endpoint-Specific Options</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#IIOP">IIOP Endpoints</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#SHMIOP">SHMIOP Endpoints</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#UIOP">UIOP Endpoints</A></LI> @@ -235,6 +234,41 @@ a given network interface. <P> + <P> + The hostname part of an endpoint can also be specified as a literal + IP address in 'dotted decimal address' form for IPv4 addresses: + <BLOCKQUOTE> + <P> + <CODE> + -ORBEndpoint iiop://192.168.10.24:1234 + </CODE> + </BLOCKQUOTE> + + For IPv6 addresses a special form is required to specify decimal IP + addresses since the decimal separator for IPv6 addresses is identical + to the separator used for port numbers; i.e. a colon (':'). + To be able to distinguish an endpoint specification for host 01ef::1 + and port 123 and one for host 01ef::1:123 and no port number IPv6 + decimal addresses need to enclosed by square brackets ('[' and ']'): + <BLOCKQUOTE> + <P> + <CODE> + -ORBEndpoint iiop://[01ef::1]:123 + -ORBEndpoint iiop://[01ef::1:123] + </CODE> + </BLOCKQUOTE> + + <B>NOTE:</B> + Since IPv6 endpoint are supported only for GIOP/IIOP versions >= 1.2 + it is <FONT color='RED'>illegal</FONT> to combine version numbers + < 1.2 and IPv6 decimal addresses: + <BLOCKQUOTE> + <P> + <CODE> + -ORBEndpoint iiop://1.1@[01ef::1]:123 <B><FONT color='RED'>--> ILLEGAL</FONT></B> + </CODE> + </BLOCKQUOTE> + <P> <h3>IIOP Endpoint-Specific Options</h3> <P> TAO supports the following endpoint-specific options that apply only |