diff --git a/examples/ping6.rs b/examples/ping6.rs
index c5b73ff..f45aeb0 100644
--- a/examples/ping6.rs
+++ b/examples/ping6.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@ pub fn main() {
    let mut socket6 = IcmpSocket6::new().unwrap();
     socket6.bind("::1".parse::<Ipv6Addr>().unwrap()).unwrap();
     let mut echo_socket = echo::EchoSocket6::new(socket6);
-    echo_socket.send_ping("::1".parse::<Ipv6Addr>().unwrap(), 42, &[]).unwrap();
+    echo_socket.send_ping("::1".parse::<Ipv6Addr>().unwrap(), 42, &[
+        0x20, 0x20, 0x75, 0x73, 0x74, 0x20, 0x61, 0x20,
+        0x66, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x73, 0x68, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f,
+        0x75, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x20, 0x20, 0x74, 0x69, 0x73,
+        0x20, 0x62, 0x75, 0x74, 0x20, 0x61, 0x20, 0x73,
+        0x63, 0x72, 0x61, 0x74, 0x63, 0x68, 0x20, 0x20,
+        0x6b, 0x6e, 0x69, 0x67, 0x68, 0x74, 0x73, 0x20,
+        0x6f, 0x66, 0x20, 0x6e, 0x69, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20]).unwrap();
+    let _ = echo_socket.recv_ping();
     let resp = echo_socket.recv_ping().unwrap();
     println!("seq: {}, identifier: {} payload: {}", resp.sequence, resp.identifier, resp.payload.len());
 }
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diff --git a/src/echo.rs b/src/echo.rs
index 07f5dd9..2dec637 100644
--- a/src/echo.rs
+++ b/src/echo.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pub struct EchoSocket6 {
 impl EchoSocket6 {
 
     pub fn new(sock: IcmpSocket6) -> Self {
+        // TODO(jwall): How to set ICMPv6 filters.
         EchoSocket6{inner:sock, sequence: 0, buf: Vec::with_capacity(512)}
     }
 
diff --git a/src/packet.rs b/src/packet.rs
index 4fe215a..743f5b2 100644
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn sum_big_endian_words(bs: &[u8]) -> u32 {
     return sum;
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Icmpv6Message {
     // NOTE(JWALL): All of the below integers should be parsed as big endian on the
     // wire.
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl Icmpv6Packet {
     /// Construct a packet for Echo Request messages.
     pub fn with_echo_request(identifier: u16, sequence: u16, payload: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, Icmpv6PacketBuildError> {
         Ok(Self {
-            typ: 4,
+            typ: 128,
             code: 0,
             checksum: 0,
             message: EchoRequest{
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ impl Icmpv6Packet {
     /// Construct a packet for Echo Reply messages.
     pub fn with_echo_reply(identifier: u16, sequence: u16, payload: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, Icmpv6PacketBuildError> {
         Ok(Self {
-            typ: 4,
+            typ: 129,
             code: 0,
             checksum: 0,
             message: EchoReply{
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ impl Icmpv6Packet {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Icmpv6PacketBuildError {
     InvalidCode(u8),
 }
@@ -349,6 +350,72 @@ impl From<Icmpv6PacketBuildError> for std::io::Error {
 mod checksum_tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_construction_echo_request_test() {
+        let pkt = Icmpv6Packet::with_echo_request(42, 1, vec![1,2,3,4]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pkt.typ, 128);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.code, 0);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.message, EchoRequest{
+            identifier: 42, sequence: 1, payload: vec![1,2,3,4],
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_construction_echo_reply_test() {
+        let pkt = Icmpv6Packet::with_echo_reply(42, 1, vec![1,2,3,4]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pkt.typ, 129);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.code, 0);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.message, EchoReply{
+            identifier: 42, sequence: 1, payload: vec![1,2,3,4],
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_construction_too_big_test() {
+        let pkt = Icmpv6Packet::with_packet_too_big(3, vec![1,2,3,4]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pkt.typ, 2);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.code, 0);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.message, PacketTooBig{
+            mtu: 3, invoking_packet: vec![1,2,3,4],
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_construction_time_exceeded() {
+        let pkt = Icmpv6Packet::with_time_exceeded(0, vec![1,2,3,4]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pkt.typ, 3);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.code, 0);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.message, TimeExceeded{
+            _unused: 0, invoking_packet: vec![1,2,3,4],
+        });
+    }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_construction_time_exceeded_invalid_code() {
+        let pkt = Icmpv6Packet::with_time_exceeded(2, vec![1,2,3,4]);
+        assert!(pkt.is_err());
+        let e = pkt.unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(e, Icmpv6PacketBuildError::InvalidCode(2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_construction_parameter_problem() {
+        let pkt = Icmpv6Packet::with_parameter_problem(0, 30, vec![1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pkt.typ, 4);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.code, 0);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.message, ParameterProblem{
+            pointer: 30, invoking_packet: vec![1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10],
+        });
+    }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_construction_parameter_problem_invalid_code() {
+        let pkt = Icmpv6Packet::with_parameter_problem(3, 30, vec![1,2,3,4]);
+        assert!(pkt.is_err());
+        let e = pkt.unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(e, Icmpv6PacketBuildError::InvalidCode(3));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn echo_packet_parse_test() {
         // NOTE(jwall): I am shamelessly ripping ff the cases for this from libpnet
diff --git a/src/socket.rs b/src/socket.rs
index 33ee35a..ce4eb59 100644
--- a/src/socket.rs
+++ b/src/socket.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ impl IcmpSocket6 {
         packet = packet.with_checksum(source, &dest);
         let dest = ip_to_socket(&IpAddr::V6(dest));
         self.inner.set_unicast_hops_v6(self.opts.hops)?;
-        self.inner.send_to(&packet.get_bytes(true), &(dest.into()))?;
+        let pkt = packet.get_bytes(true);
+        self.inner.send_to(&pkt, &(dest.into()))?;
         Ok(())
     }