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Parameters
Defaults
Timeout = 5 seconds; Probe count = 3; 30 hops max; 40 byte packet size; UDP port = 33434
Command Modes
EXEC
EXEC Privilege
Command
History
Usage
Information
When you enter the traceroute command without specifying an IP address (Extended Traceroute),
you are prompted for a target and source IP address, timeout in seconds (default is 5), a probe count
(default is 3), minimum TTL (default is 1), maximum TTL (default is 30), and port number (default is
33434). To keep the default setting for those parameters, press the ENTER key.
Example (IPv4)
FTOS#traceroute www.FTOSnetworks.com
Translating "www.FTOSnetworks.com"...domain server (10.11.0.1) [OK]
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------
Tracing the route to www.FTOSnetworks.com (10.11.84.18), 30 hops max, 40 byte
packets
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------TTL Hostname Probe1 Probe2 Probe3
1 10.11.199.190 001.000 ms 001.000 ms 002.000 ms
2 gwegress-sjc-02.FTOSnetworks.com (10.11.30.126) 005.000 ms 001.000 ms
001.000 ms
3 fw-sjc-01.FTOSnetworks.com (10.11.127.254) 000.000 ms 000.000 ms 000.000
ms
4 www.FTOSnetworks.com (10.11.84.18) 000.000 ms 000.000 ms 000.000 ms
FTOS#
Figure contains examples of the IPv6 traceroute command with both a compressed IPv6 address and
uncompressed address.
Example (IPv6)
FTOS#traceroute 100::1
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Tracing the route to 100::1, 64 hops max, 60 byte packets
-----------------------------------------------------------
Hops Hostname Probe1 Probe2 Probe3
1 100::1 000.000 ms 000.000 ms 000.000 ms
FTOS#traceroute 3ffe:501:ffff:100:201:e8ff:fe00:4c8b
host Enter the name of device.
ip-address Enter the IP address of the device in dotted decimal format.
ipv6-address Enter the IPv6 address, in the x:x:x:x::x format, to which you are testing
connectivity.
Note: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on S6000.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on S-Series.