Chapter 8      Command Reference

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traceroute

To display the network route to a specified host and identify faulty gateways, use 

the traceroute command:

traceroute ? | [ f first_ttl] [ m max_ttl] [ w waittime] host [packetlength]

Syntax Description

 f

(Optional) Sets the time to live used in the first outgoing 

probe packet.

first_ttl

Time to live value of the first outgoing probe packet. The 

default is 1 hop.

 m

(Optional) Sets the maximum time to live (maximum 

number of hops) used in outgoing probe packets.

max_ttl

Maximum time to live for outgoing probe packets. The 

default is 30 hops.

 w

(Optional) Sets the time to wait for a response to a probe, in 

seconds.

waittime

Time to wait for a response to a probe, in seconds. The 

default is 5.

host

Name or IP address of host to which to connect.

packetlength

(Optional) The length of the packet to send, in bytes. The 

default and minimum value is 40.

Usage Guidelines

Use the traceroute command to trace the network route to a specified host and 

identify faulty gateways. The command displays a list of the hosts that receive 

probe packets as they travel to the destination host, in the order that the receiving 

hosts receive the packets. Asterisks (*) appear as the list entry for hosts that do 

not respond to probing correctly.

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