Traceroute

The traceroute tool utilizes ICMP packets to trace the different servers/routers that a packet visits, on its journey to a specified host. This tool is used to determine specific points in a network with bottle necks/traffic drops.

Update the following configuration for IPv4.

• IP Address/Hostname – The IPv4 address or host name to trace the route to.
• TTL – The maximum time-to-live (number of hops) that the route can take. The valid range is 1 – 64 and the default is 32.
• Probe Count – The number of probes to use to trace the route. The valid range is 1 – 5 and the default is 3.
• Timeout(s) – The time duration that the route is probed for, before the trace route stops. The valid range is 1 – 10 seconds and the default is 5 seconds.

Update the following configuration for IPv6.

• IP Address/Hostname – The IPv6 address or host name to trace the route to.
• Fragment – Enable/disable the Don’t Fragment flag.
• Resolve Name – Enable resolving the numeric address to domain name.
• Max TTL – The maximum number of hops used in outgoing probe packets. The valid range is 1 – 255 and the default is 30.