Traceroute Command - ProCurve 6400cl Management And Configuration Manual

Troubleshooting
Diagnostic Tools
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setup
Displays the Switch Setup screen from the menu interface.
repeat
Repeatedly executes the previous command until a key is
pressed.
kill
Terminates all other active sessions.

Traceroute Command

The traceroute command enables you to trace the route from the switch to a
host address.
This command outputs information for each (router) hop between the switch
and the destination address. Note that every time you execute traceroute, it
uses the same default settings unless you specify otherwise for that instance
of the command.
Syntax: traceroute < ip-address >
Lists the IP address of each hop in the route, plus the time in microseconds
traceroute
for the
To halt an ongoing traceroute search, press the [Ctrl] [C] keys.
[minttl < 1-255 >]
For the current instance of traceroute, changes the minimum
number of hops allowed for each probe packet sent along the
route. If minttl is greater than the actual number of hops, then
the output includes only the hops at and above the minttl
threshold. (The hops below the threshold are not listed.) If
minttl matches the actual number of hops, only that hop is
shown in the output. If minttl is less than the actual number
of hops, then all hops are listed. For any instance of tracer­
oute, if you want a minttl value other than the default, you
must specify that value. (Default: 1)
packet reply to the switch for each hop.