Specifications

traceroute
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Display items
None
Impact on communication
None
Response messages
Table 21-9 List of response messages for the traceroute command
Message Description
Destination host Unreachable. The sent data was unable to reach the specified
destination IP address.
traceroute to x.x.x.x, over a maximum of yy hops.
The traceroute command is being executed.
to x. x. x. x Destination IP address
yy hops Maximum number of hops
Trace complete. Processing by the traceroute command has finished.
Request timed out. The sent data was unable to reach the specified
destination IP address, or no reply was received.
Notes
 The following shows the conditions that end execution of the traceroute command:
(1)
ICMP echo reply is received from the specified IP address.
(2)
ICMP xxx unreachable is received.
(3) TTL reaches the maximum number of hops before either (1) or (2) occurs.
(4) The Ctrl+C key combination is pressed on the console, forcing a disconnection.