Traceroute

Trace the network route to target host with information about each hop

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Trace Route

About Traceroute

Traceroute shows the path that network packets take from our server to the target host.

Metrics

  • Hop - hop number
  • RTT - round-trip time
  • * - request timeout

Note

Some routers may not respond to traceroute requests or block them.

How does Traceroute work?

1

Send Packets

Packets are sent with incrementing TTL (Time To Live)

2

ICMP Replies

Each router sends ICMP message when TTL reaches 0

3

Build Route

Complete route to destination is built from replies