---
name: "ndpexhaust26"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "thc-ipv6"
version: "3.8-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ndpexhaust26"
---

# ndpexhaust26(8)

## NAME

**ndpexhaust26**

## SYNOPSIS

ndpexhaust26 \[-acpPTUrRm\] \[-s sourceip6\] interface target-network

## OPTIONS

```
 -a      add a hop-by-hop header with router alert
 -c      do not calculate the checksum to save time
 -p      send ICMPv6 Echo Requests
 -P      send ICMPv6 Echo Reply
 -T      send ICMPv6 Time-to-live-exeeded
 -U      send ICMPv6 Unreachable (no route)
 -r      randomize the source from your /64 prefix
 -R      randomize the source fully
 -m      generate a maximum size packet
 -s sourceip6  use this as source IPv6 address
Flood the target /64 network with ICMPv6 TooBig error messages.
This tool version is manyfold more effective than ndpexhaust6.
```

## 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

ndpexhaust26 3.8 (c) 2020 by van Hauser / THC \<vh@thc.org\> www.github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-ipv6