This extension can be used if `--protocol ipv6-icmp' or `--protocol icmpv6' is specified. It provides the following option: .TP .BR "--icmpv6-type " "[!] \fItype\fP[/\fIcode\fP]|\fItypename\fP" This allows specification of the ICMPv6 type, which can be a numeric ICMPv6 .IR type , .IR type and .IR code , or one of the ICMPv6 type names shown by the command .nf ip6tables -p ipv6-icmp -h .fi