---
name: "implementation6"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "thc-ipv6"
version: "3.8-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/implementation6"
---

# implementation6(8)

## NAME

**implementation6**

## SYNOPSIS

implementation6 \[-p\] \[-s sourceip6\] interface destination \[test-case-number\]

## OPTIONS

```
  -s sourceip6  use the specified source IPv6 address
  -p            do not perform an alive check at the beginning and end
Performs some IPv6 implementation checks, can be used to test some
firewall features too. Takes approx. 2 minutes to complete.
```

## AUTHOR

thc-ipv6 was written by van Hauser \<vh@thc.org\> / THC

The homepage for this toolkit is: https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-ipv6

## COPYRIGHT

implementation6 3.8 (c) 2020 by van Hauser / THC \<vh@thc.org\> www.github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-ipv6