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Test target: 2001:678:cc8:2:8000:: · via IPv6 Hitlist (responsive) · address space: PI · prefixes announced: 1

prefix(es): 2001:678:cc8::/48

Targets & per-vantage-point probe results (8 target(s) across 3 vantage point(s))

Source codes (hover any badge for full description): CUR=curated · NS/SOA/MX=DNS records · SPF=SPF TXT · DRV=holder-derived (www, ns1, mail, gw, …) · ATL=RIPE Atlas · PDB=PeeringDB · WHOIS=RIPE whois · RDAP=RIPE RDAP · HIT=IPv6 Hitlist · RTR=in-prefix path hop (router) · PRB=static prefix probe · SYN=synthetic prefix::1 fallback

Target IP / hostnameSourceNL host (go6lab)ITA host (Karsolink)SLO host (6connect)
ping1500B:80:443reachedping1500B:80:443reachedping1500B:80:443reached
2001:678:cc8:2:8000::hitopenopen-openopen-openopen-
2001:678:cc8:2:8000:c001:aaaa:aaaahitopenopenopenopenopenopen
2001:678:cc8:2:8000:c001:c0ff:eehitopenopenopenopenopenopen
2001:678:cc8:3::1hit??refusedrefusedrefusedrefused
2001:678:cc8:3::2hit??????
2001:678:cc8::1prb??refusedrefusedrefusedrefused
2001:678:cc8:ffff::5hit??refusedrefusedrefusedrefused
2001:678:cc8:ffff::6hit??refusedrefusedrefusedrefused

SIX peering

SIX member - open peering, peering member, since 2013-03-13. IPv6 LAN: 2001:7f8:46:0:1:0:4:1427. Locations: lj_tpl.

  • rs1-lan1-ipv6 → 2001:7f8:46:0:1:0:4:1427 Established (loc: lj_tpl, since 2026-05-15)
  • rs2-lan1-ipv6 → 2001:7f8:46:0:1:0:4:1427 Established (loc: lj_tpl, since 2026-05-12)

Announces via SIX route servers: 3 prefix(es) - 2001:678:cc8::/48, 2605:e440:36::/48, 2a14:2d83::/32

RPKI & ASPA

0 of 1 prefix(es) covered by a valid ROA, 1 not-found.

PrefixRPKI stateReasonCovering VRP(s)
2001:678:cc8::/48- not-foundno covering VRP

Random-IP probe (yarrp) into the AS' prefixes

At least one router inside AS41427's announced prefix replied during the random-target probe. Hop(s): 2001:678:cc8:ffff::5. These are candidate targets for direct testing.

ICMPv6 Type 2 (Packet Too Big) acceptance - active test

Vantage points disagree about Type 2 acceptance - transit ASes on one path may be filtering Type 2 even though the destination's stack accepts it on another path:

Why they disagree - different probe methods: These vantages picked different probe methods, so their verdicts are not directly comparable. The active test tries methods in order (icmp6-echodns-tcptlshttp) and stops at the first that produces a definitive verdict; if the chosen method differs, the underlying evidence differs too. Most often this is because the path PMTU on one vantage is below 1500 B, so the natural Echo Reply is already fragmented and the icmp6-echo method falls through to a TCP-based one. This is largely a measurement artifact, not a destination-behaviour difference.

Failure detail — what to grep in your logs
vantageour sourceyour targetmethodresulttested (UTC)
go6lab2a00:8642:42::752001:678:cc8:2:8000::icmp6-echohonored2026-05-30T10:31:00Z
karsolink2a12:d8c0:105a:9001::a1542001:678:cc8:2:8000::tlsnot_honored2026-05-30T10:32:25Z
odin2607:fae0:a000::422001:678:cc8:2:8000::icmp6-echohonored2026-05-30T10:30:58Z

Attempt log (go6lab):

  1. icmp6-echohonored (size_before=1460, size_after=None)
  2. dns-tcpinconclusive (size_before=175, size_after=None): max DNS-over-TCP segment 175B; not big enough to test PMTU shrink
  3. tlsnot_honored (size_before=2856, size_after=2856)
  4. httpinconclusive (size_before=295, size_after=None): natural max segment 295B already <= 1220B; nothing to shrink

Attempt log (karsolink):

  1. icmp6-echono_echo: no Echo Reply to 1300-byte probe
  2. dns-tcpinconclusive (size_before=156, size_after=None): max DNS-over-TCP segment 156B; not big enough to test PMTU shrink
  3. tlsnot_honored (size_before=2856, size_after=2856)
  4. httpinconclusive (size_before=295, size_after=None): natural max segment 295B already <= 1220B; nothing to shrink

Attempt log (odin):

  1. icmp6-echohonored (size_before=1460, size_after=None)
  2. dns-tcpinconclusive (size_before=100, size_after=None): max DNS-over-TCP segment 100B; not big enough to test PMTU shrink
  3. tlsnot_honored (size_before=3652, size_after=3652)
  4. httpinconclusive (size_before=295, size_after=None): natural max segment 295B already <= 1220B; nothing to shrink

To match the corresponding ICMPv6 packet on your side (host firewall, AS edge, or transit tap), look for our PTBs around the timestamps above:

sudo tcpdump -i any -n -e 'icmp6 and ip6[40] = 2 and (src host 2607:fae0:a000::42 or src host 2a00:8642:42::75 or src host 2a12:d8c0:105a:9001::a154)'

If you see our PTBs arriving but the destination's TCP/Echo flow does not shrink, the drop is in the destination kernel (cause 3 below). If you don't see them at all, drop is upstream of you (cause 2). If you only see them from one of our two source IPs, the drop is path-asymmetric — one transit on the asymmetric route is filtering, the other is not.

What does "Type 2 not honored" actually mean? — click to expand

What this test does

Using the tls method, we open a TLS handshake to your TCP server, observe its TCP segment size, forge an ICMPv6 PTB declaring path MTU=1280, and observe whether subsequent segments shrink. RFC 4890 requires hosts and intermediate networks not to filter ICMPv6 Type 2; the destination's TCP/UDP stack must act on a received PTB by lowering its Path MTU cache for that destination, which makes subsequent segments smaller.

What we measured

The TCP segment size your server emitted before our forged Type 2 was 2856 B; after, it was 2856 B. No change. RFC 4890 ("Type 2 messages MUST NOT be filtered") expects subsequent segments to shrink to fit a Path MTU of 1280 B.

Three plausible causes

  1. Your host firewall is dropping ICMPv6 Type 2 inbound. Many default firewall rule sets only allow Echo Request/Reply and Neighbor Discovery, silently dropping all other ICMPv6 types - including Packet Too Big.
  2. An upstream / transit network is dropping ICMPv6 Type 2 before it reaches you. Some transit ASes filter ICMPv6 messages other than Echo at the edge. The forged PTB never arrives, so your stack never has a chance to act on it.
  3. Your kernel is ignoring the PTB. Linux / BSD stacks normally accept ICMPv6 PTB and update the route cache, but a few sysctls (or a hardened kernel) can be configured to ignore PMTU updates - typically as part of an over-aggressive anti-spoofing or uRPF policy.

How to check & fix (Linux examples)

1. Confirm Type 2 is not blocked at the host firewall:

sudo ip6tables -L INPUT -nv | grep -iE 'icmpv6|packet-too-big'
sudo nft list ruleset 2>/dev/null | grep -A1 'icmpv6'

If you see rules dropping ICMPv6 unconditionally, change them to permit at least icmpv6 type packet-too-big (and destination-unreachable, time-exceeded, parameter-problem per RFC 4890).

2. Confirm the kernel accepts incoming PTB:

sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc net.ipv6.route.mtu_expires

The defaults (accept_redirects=1, ip_no_pmtu_disc=0) are the right values for honoring PTB.

3. Live trace: while we have an open TCP flow with a small MSS (we run our test from 2607:fae0:a000::42 on odin, 2a00:8642:42::75 on go6lab and 2a12:d8c0:105a:9001::a154 on karsolink), watch for our forged Type 2 arriving on your interface:

sudo tcpdump -i any -n -e 'icmp6 and ip6[40] = 2 and (src host 2607:fae0:a000::42 or src host 2a00:8642:42::75 or src host 2a12:d8c0:105a:9001::a154)'

If you see our PTBs arriving but TCP segments still stay big, the drop is in your kernel or NIC offload (cause 3). If you don't see them at all, the drop is upstream of you (cause 2) - ask your upstream(s) to permit ICMPv6 Type 2.

4. If your test target above (2026-05-30T10:32:25Z) is a host that you don't own (e.g. a third-party DNS / TLS server you happen to operate prefixes for), the verdict reflects that specific host's behaviour - try the test against a server you do own and we'll happily re-run.

RFC 4890 references: §4.3.1 (Packet Too Big - MUST NOT be dropped), and RFC 8201 for the broader PMTUD requirement.

tracepath6 per-hop PMTU drilldown

For each target where Type 2 verdicts disagreed across vantages, tracepath -6 ran from every vantage to capture per-hop PMTU evolution along that vantage's actual forward path. A pmtu change entry on a hop means that hop's router generated a PTB and we observed the shrink; absence of any change combined with a not_honored verdict suggests a router somewhere downstream is silently dropping >MTU packets (an RFC 4890 violation) rather than sending a PTB.

Target 2001:678:cc8:2:8000::

go6lab — verdict honored

verdict = honored; final pmtu = 1500

#hop IPpmtu change
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22a00:8642:1000:f000::1
32a00:1ca8:1::194
42a03:3f40::10:41
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62001:550:0:1000::8275:109
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karsolink — verdict not_honored

verdict = not_honored; final pmtu = 1500

#hop IPpmtu change
1<span class='muted'>no reply</span>
22a12:d8c0:109f:121::a1
32a12:d8c0:101f:6::1
42a03:b020:1:51::a
52a03:b020::246
62001:978:2:2a::e7:1
72001:550:0:1000::9a19:8c9
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102001:550:0:1000::9a36:3f8d
112001:550:0:1000::9a36:274e
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132001:550:0:1000::9a19:11a5
142001:978:2:39::6:2
152001:678:cc8:ffff::5
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odin — verdict honored

verdict = honored; final pmtu = 1500

#hop IPpmtu change
1<span class='muted'>no reply</span>
22607:fae0:a000:2::2
32a03:a100:0:201:1::1
42001:7f8:46:0:1:0:4:1427
52001:678:cc8:ffff::5
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Target 2001:678:cc8:2:8000:c001:c0ff:ee

go6lab — verdict honored

verdict = honored; final pmtu = 1500

#hop IPpmtu change
1<span class='muted'>no reply</span>
22a00:8642:1000:f000::1
32a00:1ca8:1::194
42a03:3f40::10:41
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72001:550:0:1000::9a36:3e8d
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92001:550:0:1000::9a36:48a6
102001:550:0:1000::8275:3252
112001:550:0:1000::9a36:48a2
122001:550:0:1000::9a19:e7a
132001:978:2:39::6:2
142001:678:cc8:ffff::5
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karsolink — verdict not_honored

verdict = not_honored; final pmtu = 1500

#hop IPpmtu change
1<span class='muted'>no reply</span>
22a12:d8c0:109f:121::a1
32a12:d8c0:101f:6::1
42a03:b020:1:51::a
52a03:b020::246
62001:978:2:2a::e7:1
72001:550:0:1000::9a19:8c5
82001:550:0:1000::9a36:3e92
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102001:550:0:1000::9a36:48a6
112001:550:0:1000::8275:3252
122001:550:0:1000::9a36:4ac5
132001:550:0:1000::9a19:e7a
142001:978:2:39::6:2
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odin — verdict honored

verdict = honored; final pmtu = 1500

#hop IPpmtu change
1<span class='muted'>no reply</span>
22607:fae0:a000:2::2
32a03:a100:0:201:1::1
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From NL host (go6lab)   openRFC 4890 ✓

filter likely at: (none) · min PMTU on path: 1500

4/4
Echo small (56B) 29.2ms
4/4
Echo 1500B (DF) 29.4ms
yes
Type 1 dest-unreach
443,80
TCP responds on

Path (traceroute + mtr + PTR)

#IP / PTRRTTmtr lossASAS holder
12a00:8642:42::31.5ms0%AS203993STEFFANN-DC-AS - S.J.M. Steffann, NL
2*-0%*-
32a00:1ca8:1::1942.7ms0%AS50673Serverius-as - Serverius Holding B.V., NL
42a03:3f40::10:411.9ms0%AS50673Serverius-as - Serverius Holding B.V., NL
52001:978:2:40::3:13.5ms70%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
6*-60%-
7be3343.ccr41.fra05.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a36:3e8d
12.5ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
8*-40%-
9be5456.ccr81.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a36:48a6
23.1ms20%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
10be3935.agr61.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a36:274e
23.2ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
11be9461.rcr62.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a36:48a2
30.2ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
12be9462.nr61.b021176-0.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a19:11a5
31.4ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
132001:978:2:39::6:229.5ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
142001:678:cc8:ffff::529.8ms0%AS41427marc-net_AS - marc-net_AS, SI
152001:678:cc8:2:800031.1ms0%-

Rate-limited ICMPv6: hop 5, hop 6, hop 8, hop 9 (loss between 5% and 95% across mtr cycles - the router replies but only sometimes).

tracepath -6

 1?: [LOCALHOST]                        0.056ms pmtu 1500
 1:  2a00:8642:42::3                                       1.690ms 
 1:  2a00:8642:42::3                                       1.802ms 
 2:  gw.friends.steffann.nl                                2.543ms 
 3:  2a00:1ca8:1::194                                      3.249ms 
 4:  2a03:3f40::10:41                                      2.669ms 
 5:  2001:978:2:40::3:1                                    4.236ms 
 6:  no reply
 7:  be2950.ccr42.fra05.atlas.cogentco.com                11.983ms 
 8:  no reply
 9:  be9456.ccr82.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com                23.759ms 
10:  be7244.agr62.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com                23.440ms 
11:  be9461.rcr62.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com                29.728ms 
12:  be9462.nr61.b021176-0.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com       29.926ms 
13:  2001:978:2:39::6:2                                   29.665ms 
14:  2001:678:cc8:ffff::5                                 30.844ms 
15:  no reply
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24:  no reply
     Too many hops: pmtu 1500
     Resume: pmtu 1500 

From ITA host (Karsolink)   openRFC 4890 ✗

filter likely at: (none) · min PMTU on path: 1500

4/4
Echo small (56B) 29.0ms
4/4
Echo 1500B (DF) 29.1ms
yes
Type 1 dest-unreach
443,80
TCP responds on

Path (traceroute + mtr + PTR)

#IP / PTRRTTmtr lossASAS holder
1*---
2*-0%*-
3*---
42a03:b020:1:51::a10.1ms0%AS41327FIBERTELECOM-AS - Fiber Telecom S.p.A., IT
52a03:b020::24610.2ms0%AS41327FIBERTELECOM-AS - Fiber Telecom S.p.A., IT
62001:978:2:2a::e7:110.8ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
7be4823.agr61.mil02.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a19:8c5
10.8ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
8port-channel4690.ccr92.mil02.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a36:3f3e
10.2ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
9*---
10be9456.ccr82.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a36:3f8d
25.4ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
11be4079.agr61.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::8275:3242
25.2ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
12be3189.rcr61.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a36:4ac5
31.5ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
13be3191.nr61.b021176-0.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com
2001:550:0:1000::9a19:e7a
31.8ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
142001:978:2:39::6:228.7ms0%AS174COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
152001:678:cc8:ffff::534.6ms0%AS41427marc-net_AS - marc-net_AS, SI
162001:678:cc8:2:800029.2ms0%-

tracepath -6

 1?: [LOCALHOST]                        0.030ms pmtu 1500
 1:  karsolink-01.net.karsolink.com                        1.518ms 
 2:  2a12:d8c0:109f:121::a1                                1.098ms 
 3:  2a12:d8c0:101f:6::1                                  10.538ms 
 4:  2a03:b020:1:51::a                                    11.004ms 
 5:  2a03:b020::246                                       11.193ms asymm  6 
 6:  2001:978:2:2a::e7:1                                  11.661ms asymm  7 
 7:  be4918.agr62.mil02.atlas.cogentco.com                11.408ms asymm  8 
 8:  port-channel3336.ccr92.mil02.atlas.cogentco.com      13.991ms asymm  9 
 9:  no reply
10:  be9456.ccr82.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com                27.537ms asymm 11 
11:  be7244.agr62.vie01.atlas.cogentco.com                25.608ms asymm 12 
12:  be9461.rcr62.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com                31.839ms asymm 13 
13:  be3191.nr61.b021176-0.lju01.atlas.cogentco.com       32.095ms asymm 14 
14:  2001:978:2:39::6:2                                   29.196ms asymm  8 
15:  2001:678:cc8:ffff::5                                 32.823ms asymm  9 
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24:  no reply
     Too many hops: pmtu 1500
     Resume: pmtu 1500 

From SLO host (6connect)   openRFC 4890 ✓

filter likely at: (none) · min PMTU on path: 1500

4/4
Echo small (56B) 1.5ms
4/4
Echo 1500B (DF) 1.7ms
yes
Type 1 dest-unreach
443,80
TCP responds on

Path (traceroute + mtr + PTR)

#IP / PTRRTTmtr lossASAS holder
1fw1-lju.6connect.com
2607:fae0:a000::2
0.3ms0%*AS80386CONNECT - 6connect, Inc., US
2*---
3*-70%-
4six2.metronet.si @SIX
2001:7f8:46:0:1:0:4:1427
4.4ms0%AS51988ARNES-SIX - ARNES, SI
52001:678:cc8:ffff::511.4ms0%AS41427marc-net_AS - marc-net_AS, SI
62001:678:cc8:2:80001.5ms0%-

Rate-limited ICMPv6: hop 3 (loss between 5% and 95% across mtr cycles - the router replies but only sometimes).

tracepath -6

 1?: [LOCALHOST]                        0.036ms pmtu 1500
 1:  fw1-lju.6connect.com                                  0.478ms 
 1:  fw1-lju.6connect.com                                  0.486ms 
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     Too many hops: pmtu 1500
     Resume: pmtu 1500