# thcping6 Notes ------- Help Text ------- ``` thcping6 v2.3 (c) 2013 by van Hauser / THC www.thc.org Syntax: thcping6 [-af] [-H o:s:v] [-D o:s:v] [-F dst] [-t ttl] [-c class] [-l label] [-d size] [-S port|-U port] interface src6 dst6 [srcmac [dstmac [data]]] Craft your special icmpv6 echo request packet. You can put an "x" into src6, srcmac and dstmac for an automatic value. Options: -a add a hop-by-hop header with router alert option. -q add a hop-by-hop header with quickstart option. -E send as ethertype IPv4 -H o:s:v add a hop-by-hop header with special content -D o:s:v add a destination header with special content -D "xxx" add a large destination header which fragments the packet -f add a one-shot fragementation header -F ipv6address use source routing to this final destination -t ttl specify TTL (default: 64) -c class specify a class (0-4095) -l label specify a label (0-1048575) -d data_size define the size of the ping data buffer -S port use a TCP SYN packet on the defined port instead of ping -U port use a UDP packet on the defined port instead of ping o:s:v syntax: option-no:size:value, value is in hex, e.g. 1:2:feab Returns -1 on error or no reply, 0 on normal reply or 1 on error reply. ``` Example Usage ------- Links -------