HL_ZeroToHost - check Hop Limit Zero to Host
Host and Router
HL_ZeroToHost.seq [-tooloption ...] -pkt HL_ZeroToHost.def
-tooloption : v6eval tool option
None
Tester Target
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|-------------------------->|
| Echo Request |
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|<--------------------------|
| Neighbor Solicitation |
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|-------------------------->|
| Neighbor Advertisement |
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|<--------------------------|
| Echo Reply |
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1. Send Echo Request 2. Wait Echo Reply or NS 3. If NS received then send NA, and wait Echo Reply again 4. Receive Echo Reply
Echo Request Data is:
IPv6 Header
Version = 6
Traffic Class = 0
FlowLabel = 0
PayloadLength = 16
NextHeader = 58 (ICMP)
HopLimit = 0
SourceAddress = Tester Link Local Address
DestinationAddress = Target Link Local Address
ICMP Echo Request
Type = 128 (Echo Request)
Code = 0
Checksum = (auto)
Identifier = 0xffff
SequenceNumber = 1
PayloadData = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
PASS: Echo Reply Received
IPv6 Header
Version = 6
Traffic Class = 0
FlowLabel = 0
PayloadLength = 16
NextHeader = 58 (ICMP)
SourceAddress = Target Link Local Address
Destination Address = Tester Link Local Address
ICMP Echo Reply
Type = 129 (Echo Reply)
Code = 0
Checksum = (auto)
Identifier = 0xffff (same as Echo Request)
SequenceNumber = 1 (same as Echo Request)
PayloadData = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} (same as Echo Request)
RFC2460
3. IPv6 Header Format
Hop Limit 8-bit unsigned integer. Decremented by 1 by
each node that forwards the packet. The packet
is discarded if Hop Limit is decremented to
zero.
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