traceroute
Traces the network path of packets as they are forwarded to a destination address.
Syntax
traceroute
{
IPv4_address
|
host-name
|
ipv6
[
dest-ipv6-addr
|
host-name
]
}
[
interface
]
[
maxttl
value
]
[
minttl
value
]
[
src-addr
src-addr
]
[
timeout
seconds
]
[
vrf
vrf-name
]
Parameters
-
IPv4_address
- Specifies the IPv4 address of the destination device.
-
host-name
- Specifies the hostname of the destination device.
-
ipv6
dest-ipv6-addr
- Specifies the IPv6 address of the destination device.
-
interface
- Selects the output interface.
-
maxttl
value
- Maximum Time To Live value in a number of hops.
-
minttl
value
- Minimum Time To Live value in a number of hops.
-
src-addr
address
- Specifies the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the source device.
-
timeout
seconds
- The traceroute timeout value.
-
vrf
vrf-name
- Name of the VRF. If no VRF is specified, the default-vrf is used.
Modes
Privileged EXEC mode
Usage Guidelines
To use the
traceroute command on the management VRF, enter
mgmt-vrf. You must enter the name of the management VRF manually.
Examples
The following example executes an IPv6 traceroute, with minimum and maximum TTL values.
device# traceroute ipv6 fec0:60:69bc:92:218:8bff:fe40:1470 maxttl 128 minttl 30 src-addr fec0:60:69bc:92:205:33ff:fe9e:3f20 timeout 3
traceroute to fec0:60:69bc:92:218:8bff:fe40:1470 (fec0:60:69bc:92:218:8bff:fe40:1470), 128 hops max, 80 byte packets
30 fec0:60:69bc:92:218:8bff:fe40:1470 (fec0:60:69bc:92:218:8bff:fe40:1470) 2.145 ms 2.118 ms 2.085 ms
