Procedure 5-7.11: Trace Route

- Overview

Use this command to display the route and round-trip time that packets actually take when traveling to their destination through the network on a hop-by-hop basis.

Equivalent CLI command: traceroute <ipaddr> | <port>.

Step
 
1

From the Navigation menu, select System → System Utilities → Trace Route.

Result:

The Trace Route window opens.

2

In the Destination IP Address box, enter the IP address of the destination.

3

In the Port box, enter the UDP port used as the destination of the packets sent as part of the traceroute. This should be an unused port on the destination system.

Valid values: an integer value in the range of 0-65535. The default value is 33434. This field is optional.

4

Click Submit.

Result:

The system displays the following:

  • Hop number

  • IP Address of the node traversed

  • Roundtrip time1 (in ms)

  • Roundtrip time2 (in ms)

  • Roundtrip time3 (in ms)

The last 3 columns of data are the round-trip times in milliseconds for three different attempts to reach the destination. The maximum hops for the traceroute command is 20.

End of steps

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