CLI Reference Guide

280 System Management Commands
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Example
Following is an example of using the telnet command to connect to 176.213.10.50.
console#telnet 176.213.10.50
Esc U sends telnet EL
traceroute
Use the traceroute command in Privileged EXEC mode to discover the IP routes that packets
actually take when traveling to their destinations.
You can use
traceroute command in either of two formats:
• You can specify the IP address and hostname in the command. The
traceroute
{ipaddress|hostname}
command sets the parameters to their default values.
• You can enter
traceroute to without specifying the IP address and hostname, and specify
values for the traceroute parameters.
Syntax
Use the following command form to specify the IP address and hostname in the command
line:
traceroute {ipaddress|hostname}
•
ip-address — Valid IP address of the destination host.
•
hostname — Hostname of the destination host. (Range: 1 - 158 characters)
Or, use the following command form to initiate an iterative process of setting the parameters.
traceroute
This command interactively takes user inputs for the following parameters.
•
ip-address — Valid IP address of the destination host.
•
hostname — Hostname of the destination host. (Range: 1 - 158 characters)
•
packet_size — Number of bytes in a packet. (Range: 40-1500)
•
max-ttl — The largest TTL value that can be used. The traceroute User EXEC command
terminates when the destination is reached or when this value is reached. (Range:1- 255)
•
packet_count — The number of probes to be sent at each TTL level. (Range:1-10)
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