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-rw-r--r--changes/ticket407854
-rw-r--r--doc/man/tor.1.txt2
-rw-r--r--src/app/config/config.c2
3 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/changes/ticket40785 b/changes/ticket40785
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..998120011d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket40785
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ o Minor feature (client, IPv6):
+ - Make client able to pick IPv6 relays by default now meaning ClientUseIPv6
+ option now defaults to 1. Closes ticket 40785.
+
diff --git a/doc/man/tor.1.txt b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
index 2ac6a8471c..f1fac2214c 100644
--- a/doc/man/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
entry nodes over IPv6. For IPv6 only hosts, you need to also set
**ClientUseIPv4** to 0 to disable IPv4. Note that clients configured with
an IPv6 address in a **Bridge**, proxy, or pluggable transportline will
- try connecting over IPv6 even if **ClientUseIPv6** is set to 0. (Default: 0)
+ try connecting over IPv6 even if **ClientUseIPv6** is set to 0. (Default: 1)
[[ConnectionPadding]] **ConnectionPadding** **0**|**1**|**auto**::
This option governs Tor's use of padding to defend against some forms of
diff --git a/src/app/config/config.c b/src/app/config/config.c
index 24321b764f..fff82be1b7 100644
--- a/src/app/config/config.c
+++ b/src/app/config/config.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static const config_var_t option_vars_[] = {
OBSOLETE("ClientAutoIPv6ORPort"),
V(ClientRejectInternalAddresses, BOOL, "1"),
V(ClientTransportPlugin, LINELIST, NULL),
- V(ClientUseIPv6, BOOL, "0"),
+ V(ClientUseIPv6, BOOL, "1"),
V(ClientUseIPv4, BOOL, "1"),
V(ConfluxEnabled, AUTOBOOL, "auto"),
V(ConnLimit, POSINT, "1000"),