# alive6 Notes ------- Help Text ------- ``` alive6 v2.3 (c) 2013 by van Hauser / THC www.thc.org Syntax: alive6 [-I srcip6] [-i file] [-o file] [-DM] [-p] [-F] [-e opt] [-s port,..] [-a port,..] [-u port,..] [-W TIME] [-dlrvS] interface [unicast-or-multicast-address [remote-router]] Shows alive addresses in the segment. If you specify a remote router, the packets are sent with a routing header prefixed by fragmentation Options: -i file check systems from input file -o file write results to output file -M enumerate hardware addresses (MAC) from input addresses (slow!) -D enumerate DHCP address space from input addresses -p send a ping packet for alive check (default) -e dst,hop send an errornous packets: destination (default), hop-by-hop -s port,port,.. TCP-SYN packet to ports for alive check -a port,port,.. TCP-ACK packet to ports for alive check -u port,port,.. UDP packet to ports for alive check -d DNS resolve alive ipv6 addresses -n number how often to send each packet (default: local 1, remote 2) -W time time in ms to wait after sending a packet (default: 1) -S slow mode, get best router for each remote target or when proxy-NA -I srcip6 use the specified IPv6 address as source -l use link-local address instead of global address -v verbose (twice: detailed information, thrice: dumping all packets) Target address on command line or in input file can include ranges in the form of 2001:db8::1-fff or 2001:db8::1-2:0-ffff:0:0-ffff, etc. Returns -1 on errors, 0 if a system was found alive or 1 if nothing was found. ``` Example Usage ------- Links -------