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diff --git a/extensions/libip6t_HL.man b/extensions/libip6t_HL.man new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6b8291d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/extensions/libip6t_HL.man @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +This is used to modify the IPv6 HOPLIMIT header field. The HOPLIMIT field is +similar to what is known as TTL value in IPv4. Setting or incrementing the +HOPLIMIT field can potentially be very dangerous, so it should be avoided at +any cost. +.TP +.B Don't ever set or increment the value on packets that leave your local network! +.B mangle +table. +.TP +.BI "--hl-set " "value" +Set the HOPLIMIT value to `value'. +.TP +.BI "--hl-dec " "value" +Decrement the HOPLIMIT value `value' times. +.TP +.BI "--hl-inc " "value" +Increment the HOPLIMIT value `value' times. |