rfc2765_4.2_icmpv6query.seq - Verify IPv6 <-> IPv4 header translation in accordance with RFC2765 [SIIT]
Router
rfc2765_4.2_icmpv6query.seq [-tooloption ...] -p rfc2765_4.2_icmpv6query.def
Before this test starts, run initialize.seq.
This test verifies that NUT can translates ICMPv6 query messages in accordance to RFC2765. Network Topology
Link0 -------------------------- | | TN NUT | | -------------------------- Link1
TN -- (Link0) -- NUT NUT -- (Link1) -- TN --------------------- ------------------------
1.1.[1-2] ===================> ICMPv6 packet IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address ICMPv6 Echo Request/Reply (Type 128 and Type 129)
1.2.[1-2] <<JUDGMENT>> ===================> ICMPv4 packet IPv4 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 address DF = 1 ICMPv4 Echo Request/Reply (Type 8 and Type 0)
2.1.[1-3] ===================> ICMPv6 packet IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address MLD Multicast Listener Query/Report/Done (Type 130, 131, 132)
2.2.[1-3] <<JUDGMENT>> Packet is silently dropped
3.1.[1-5] ===================> ICMPv6 packet IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address Neighbor Discover messages (Type 133 through 137)
3.2.[1-5] <<JUDGMENT>> Packet is silently dropped
4.1 ===================> ICMPv6 packet IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address Unknown informational messages (Type 255)
4.2 <<JUDGMENT>> Packet is silently dropped
<< PASS >> NUT translates ICMPv6 echo request/reply to ICMPv4 echo request/reply and silently drops other ICMPv6 query types. << FAIL >> NUT fails to translate ICMPv6 echo request/reply, or doesn't drop other ICMPv6 query types.
RFC2765
4.2. Translating ICMPv6 Headers into ICMPv4 Headers
All ICMP messages that are to be translated require that the ICMP checksum field be updated as part of the translation since ICMPv6, unlike ICMPv4, has a pseudo-header checksum just like UDP and TCP.
In addition all ICMP packets need to have the Type value translated and for ICMP error messages the included IP header also needs translation.
The actions needed to translate various ICMPv6 messages are:
ICMPv6 informational messages:
Echo Request and Echo Reply (Type 128 and 129) Adjust the type to 0 and 8, respectively, and adjust the ICMP checksum both to take the type change into account and to exclude the ICMPv6 pseudo-header.
MLD Multicast Listener Query/Report/Done (Type 130, 131, 132) Single hop message. Silently drop.
Neighbor Discover messages (Type 133 through 137) Single hop message. Silently drop.
Unknown informational messages Silently drop.
perldoc V6evalTool