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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

ICMPv6

Also written: ICMP6, next header 58

The IPv6 version of ICMP (next header 58). Besides errors such as Packet Too Big, it carries Neighbor Discovery, so IPv6 can't work if it is blocked.

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ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)Neighbor DiscoveryPacket Too Big