connect6(8)

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version 3.8 · 7 versions
, in epel 9

💅 connect6 — the IPv6 manual page (yes bestie, this is connect6(8))

okay so picture this: you're in section 8 of the manual, the IPv6 corner of it, and the star of the show is literally just called connect6. no notes. iconic behaviour. she connects. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

connect6 — that's her name, that's her whole government-issued identity, no further elaboration given, and honestly? respect. 👑

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

connect6 [-a | -A type] [-i] target-ip target-port

ok so the shape of it: you give her a target-ip and a target-port, you maybe sprinkle in a -a or an -A type (pick one, they're the either/or girlies), and maybe an -i if you're feeling chatty. that's the lineup. no cap. 🌸

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

here come the flags, bestie, and every single one of them matters, so don't skim, i'm watching (affectionately) 👀

  • -a — sends a Hop-by-Hop Router Alert option. yes. that exact thing. she's alerting the routers, hop by hop. 🎀
  • -A type — literally -a but with a glow-up: it lets you define the alarmtype (that's a number, babes, it's a number you supply). 🧚
  • -i — interactive mode, and it's exactly like telnet in case your brain runs on telnet. lowkey the cozy one. 💖
  • -I — end a linefeed, then wait for a string, then print it. that's the sequence, that's the whole job, don't overthink her. ✨
  • -O — try a TCP Fast Open connection. trying is the operative word, she's attempting, be supportive. 🔥
  • -w ms — the wait time for connect, measured in ms. and the default is 1000, so if you don't say anything, she's waiting 1000 ms. periodt. ⏳
  • -p — ping mode. yes, ping mode. main character energy for a connect tool, honestly. 💀

and one more little thing that is NOT a flag but is very much a feature: you can supply a %interface identifier to the target-ip. that's it, that's the note, put it in your notes app. 📝

💫 the exit status tea ☕

  • Returns 0 on successful connect — she ate, she connected, we love to see it 🫶
  • 1 on timeout or reset — she did not connect, and the reason is timeout or reset, and that's simply what happened, no further comment 😭
ngl if you're seeing 1 a lot, that's timeout/reset territory. that's just what 1 means here, okay, i'm not gonna pretend otherwise. 💀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

thc-ipv6 was written by van Hauser <vh@thc.org> / THC. the legend. the blueprint. 🏆

the homepage for this whole toolkit is: https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-ipv6 — go there, she's got the whole collection, it's giving full set. 🦋

connect6 3.8 (c) 2020 by van Hauser / THC <vh@thc.org>

www.github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-ipv6

and that's the whole page!! 💜 if you made it this far you're genuinely a real one — this was THC's connect6(8) from connect6 3.8, dated 2022-06-19, and she said what she said. byeee 🧚🎀💖

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