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IPv4 and IPv6 configuration for Windows operating systems

IBM HTTP Server supports IPv6 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista operating systems. It does not support IPv6 on the Windows 2000 operating system.

Support for IPv6 on Windows operating systems is configured differently than other supported platforms. The Listen directive on Windows operating systems should always include either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. Any existing Listen directives that are not qualified with an IP address should be updated to include an IP address, even if Windows IPv6 networking is not configured.

[Fix Pack 17 or later] This qualification is especially needed for Windows Server 2008, which is a dual stack operating system, to ensure that incoming requests to the Web server from remote systems are handled properly.

Use 0.0.0.0 for the default IPv4 address and [::] for the default IPv6 address. Add the following line in httpd.conf configuration file to listen on IPv6 port 80:
Listen [::]:80

If you want to accept connections over IPv4, configure Listen 0.0.0.0:80 or AfpaPort 80. Advanced fast path architecture (AFPA) is only supported for IPv4.

[Fix Pack 17 or later] The fast response cache accelerator (FRCA) and the associated AFPA directives are not supported for the IBM HTTP Server when it is running on the Windows Server 2008 operating system.

Configure Windows IPv6 networking before enabling the Listen directive for IPv6.

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