on the IPv6 (::) and IPv4 (0.0.0.0) wildcard addresses.
<note>
<simpara>
- The default configuration is not appropriate for a multi-homed host.
+ The default configuration is currently not appropriate for a multi-homed host.
In case you have multiple public IP addresses, it is possible the
query UDP packet comes through one interface and the answer goes out
- through another. This will probably be dropped by the client, as it
+ through another. The answer will probably be dropped by the client, as it
has a different source address than the one it sent the query to. The
- client would fall back on TCP after several attempts, which works
- well in this situation, but it is clearly not ideal.
+ client would fallback on TCP after several attempts, which works
+ well in this situation, but is clearly not ideal.
</simpara>
<simpara>
- There are plans to solve the problem in a way the server will handle
- it itself. But until it is actually implemented, it is recommended to
+ There are plans to solve the problem such that the server handles
+ it by itself. But until it is actually implemented, it is recommended to
alter the configuration — remove the wildcard addresses and list all
addresses explicitly. Then the server will answer on the same
- interface as the request came, preserving the correct address.
+ interface the request came on, preserving the correct address.
</simpara>
</note>
</simpara>