traceroute

To trace a route to the destination IP, use the traceroute command in Privileged EXEC Mode.

traceroute

traceroute <ip-address> { [min-ttl } { <value (1-99)>] } { [max-ttl } { <value (1-99)>] }

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
<ip-address>   Enter to configure the destination IP address to which a route has to be traced.
min-ttl   Enter to configure the minimum value of the TTL (Time-to-Live) field to be filled up in the IP packets used for the trace route.
max-ttl   Enter to configure the maximum value of the TTL field to be filled up in the IP packets used for the trace route.
<value (1-99)> Integer Enter a minimum or maximum value of the TTL field to be filled up in the IP packets used for the trace route. This value ranges from 1 to 99 seconds.

Mode

Privileged EXEC Mode

Default

Prerequisites

The maximum value of the TTL field should be always greater than the minimum value of the TTL field.

Examples

iS5Comm# traceroute ip 12.0.0.100 min-ttl 1 max-ttl 2

Tracing Route to 12.0.0.100 with 2 hops max and 1 byte packets


			
1     0.0.0.0               *               *         *


			
2     0.0.0.0

iS5Comm# traceroute ipv6 ffff::dddd min-ttl 1 max-ttl 2

Tracing Route to ffff::dddd with 2 hops max and 1 byte packets


			
1     ::                    *               *               *


			
2     ::                    *               *               *