traceroute

This command performs a traceroute and displays the route (path) and packet transit delays across an IP network, for diagnostic purposes.

Syntax

traceroute {<IPv4 Address or Hostname>|ethernet|ipv6}

traceroute ethernet mpid <Endpoint Identifier> domain <Domain Name> 

traceroute {ipv6 <IPv6 Address>|<IPv4 Address or Hostname>} 

traceroute {ipv6 <IPv6 Address>|<IPv4 Address or Hostname>} interface {name <Interface Name>|vlan <VLAN ID>} [proto udp|icmp] 

traceroute {ipv6 <IPv6 Address>|<IPv4 Address or Hostname>} proto udp|icmp 

Command	Description
IPv4 Address or Hostname	The IPv4 address or hostname to which the trace is sent.
interface {name|vlan}	Name of the IP Interface or VLAN ID.
proto {icmp|udp}	Defines the protocol type. The default is UDP. IPv4 traceroute also supports icmp protocol type.

Note

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Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

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In IPv4, it supports hostname resolution as well.

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Sends three requests to each hop on the way to the destination.

Command Mode

Basic and Privileged User

Example

Examples of using this command:

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IPv6:

traceroute ipv6 2014:6666::dddd
1  2014:7777::aa55 (2014:7777::aa55)  2.421 ms  2.022 ms  2.155 ms 
2  2014:6666::dddd (2014:6666::dddd)  2.633 ms  2.481 ms  2.568 ms 
Traceroute: Destination reached

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IPv4:

traceroute 10.3.0.2
1  1 (10.4.0.1)  2.037 ms  3.665 ms  1.267 ms 
2  1 (10.3.0.2)  1.068 ms  0.796 ms  1.070 ms
Traceroute: Destination reached