l2 traceroute ip-address

Trigger a Layer 2 traceroute, which acts like native traceroute. Enable Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) to debug Layer 2. It can also help you debug ARP problems by providing the ability to troubleshoot next hop ARP records.

Syntax

l2 traceroute ip-address WORD<0-255>
l2 traceroute ip-address WORD<0-255> ttl-value <1-255>
l2 traceroute ip-address WORD<0-255> vrf WORD<1-16>

Command Parameters

ttl-value <1-255>: Specifies the time-to-live (TTL) value. The default is 64.
vrf WORD<1-16>: Specifies the VRF name.
WORD<0-255>: Specifies the IP address.

Default

None

Command Mode

User EXEC

Usage Guidelines

If you use this command on a DvR Leaf node, the output only shows DvR Controller IP addresses if the IP address or host route specified is unknown in the DvR domain.