traceroute

Determines the path through which a RUCKUS device can reach another device.
Syntax
traceroute [ vrf vrf-name ] ipv4-address [ source-ip ip-address ] [ minttl min-value ] [ maxttl max-value ] [ numeric ] [ timeout value ]
traceroute host-name [ source-ip ip-address ] [ minttl min-value ] [ maxttl max-value ] [ numeric ] [ timeout value ]
traceroute ipv6 [ vrf vrf-name ] ipv6-address [ minttl min-value ] [ maxttl max-value ] [ numeric ] [ timeout value ]
traceroute ipv6 host-name [ minttl min-value ] [ maxttl max-value ] [ numeric ] [ timeout value ]
Parameters
vrf vrf-name
Specifies the Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instance.
ipv4-address
Specifies the host IPv4 address.
source-ip ip-address
Configures an IP address to be used as the origin for the traceroute.
minttl min-value
Specifies the minimum Time to Live (TTL) value (hops). The value can range from 1 through 255. The default value is 1.
maxttl max-value
Specifies the maximum TTL value (hops). The value can range from 1 through 255. The default value is 30.
numeric
Displays IP addresses in number format instead by name.
timeout value
Configures echo request timeout, in seconds. The value can range from 1 through 120. The default value is 2.
host-name
Specifies the host name.
ipv6
Displays IPv6-related information.
ipv6-address
Specifies the host IPv6 address.
Modes

User EXEC mode

Privileged EXEC mode

Usage Guidelines

The CLI displays trace-route information for each hop as soon as the information is received. Traceroute requests display all responses to a given TTL. In addition, if there are multiple equal-cost routes to the destination, the device displays up to three responses by default.

Examples

The following example issues an IPv4 traceroute.

device> traceroute 10.33.4.7

The following example issues an IPv6 traceroute.

device> traceroute ipv6 2001:DB8::21:22