ICMPv6 Message Types and Code Values (Chapter 4, RFC 2463)
Table B-7 lists ICMPv6 message types and their type numbers.
Table B-7. ICMPv6 message type numbers
|
Type |
Name |
Reference |
Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 2 3 4 |
Destination Unreachable Packet Too Big Time Exceeded Parameter Problem |
RFC 2463 RFC 2463 RFC 2463 RFC 2463 | |
|
128 129 |
Echo Request Echo Reply |
RFC 2463 RFC 2463 | |
|
130 131 132 |
Multicast Listener Query Multicast Listener Report Multicast Listener Done |
MC-LIST MC-LIST MC-LIST | |
|
133 134 135 136 137 |
Router Solicitation Router Advertisement Neighbor Solicitation Neighbor Advertisement Redirect Message |
RFC 2461 RFC 2461 RFC 2461 RFC 2461 RFC 2461 | |
|
138 139 140 |
Router Renumbering ICMP Node Information Query ICMP Node Information Response |
Crawford Crawford Crawford |
Table B-8 lists the code values of the Destination Unreachable Message (Type 1).
Table B-8. Code values for the Destination Unreachable message (Type 1)
|
Code |
Description |
|---|---|
|
0 |
No route to destination. This message is generated if a router cannot forward a packet because it does not have a route in its table for a destination network. This can only happen if the router does not have an entry for a default route. |
|
1 |
Communication with an administratively prohibited destination. This type of message can, for example, be sent by a firewall that cannot forward a packet to a host inside the firewall because of a packet filter, or if a node is configured not to accept unauthenticated echo requests. ... |
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