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160 CHAPTER 6: IP SERVICES COMMANDS
traceroute Traces the route to an IP host.
Syntax —
traceroute host [dnf] [no-dns] [port port-num]
[queries num] [size size] [ttl hops] [wait ms]
host — IP address, hostname, or alias of the destination host. Specify
the IP address in dotted decimal notation.
dnf — Sets the Do Not Fragment bit in the ping packet to prevent the
packet from being fragmented.
no-dns — Prevents MSS from performing a DNS lookup for each hop
to the destination host.
port port-num — TCP port number listening for the traceroute
probes.
queries num — Number of probes per hop.
size size — Probe packet size in bytes. You can specify from 40
through 1,460.
ttl hops — Maximum number of hops, which can be from 1 through
255.
wait ms — Probe wait in milliseconds. You can specify from 1 through
100,000.
Defaults
dnf — Disabled
no-dns — Disabled
port — 33434
queries — 3
size — 38
ttl — 30
wait — 5000
Access — All.
History —Introduced in MSS Version 3.0.
Usage — To stop a traceroute command that is in progress, press
Ctrl+C.