If an IPv4 address is *not* specified, then the IPv4 network is isolated
and, by default, internal (internal to the specific interface) IPv4
routing is enabled..
If an IPv6 address is *not* specified, then the IPv6 network is isolated
and, by default, internal IPv6 routing is disabled but can be enabled if
ipv6='yes' is specified on <network>.
If an IPv6 address is specified, then it is routed.
If an IPv4 address is specified, then it can be
Network-Address-Translated or routed. Not having a <forward> explicitly
specified does not mean that a route is not established.
Do I understand thing correctly?
Gene