Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
TraceRoute
The TraceRoute program is an IP diagnostic tool that allows you to learn the path a packet takes from the service domain local host to its remote host.
If you are unable to ping a device in a Hotwire network configuration, you may want to run TraceRoute to identify the link (destinations up to 64 hops) between the DSL router and the device that is not forwarding the Ping message.
traceroute
Performs TraceRoute to the specified destination IP address. Once TraceRoute starts, the input prompt will not redisplay until either TraceRoute finishes or the TraceRoute command is aborted with
Minimum access level: Administrator
bytes ± Bytes of data (l = length). Default = 64 bytes. Range = 0±15,000.
time ± Time (in seconds) before the TraceRoute is abandoned. Default = 10 seconds. Range = 0±60.
hops ± Decimal number that specifies the maximum number of hops to be tested. Default = 8. Range = 0±128.
interface ± The target interface for the command (eth1 dsl1). Do not use with the ±x
Example: traceroute 135.300.41.8 ±w 80
TraceRoute Test Results
TraceRoute results display in the following format:
Tracing route to [x.x.x.x] over a max of nn hops with nnn byte packet
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1 | <100ms | <100ms | <100ms | x.x.x.x | |
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2 | <100ms | <100ms | <100ms | x.x.x.x | |
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3 | <200ms | <200ms | <200ms | x.x.x.x | |
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4 | <200ms | <200ms | <200ms | x.x.x.x | |
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The Hop # is the Time to Live (TTL) value set in the IP packet header. The Round Trip Time contains the time in 100ms intervals for each attempt to reach the destination with the TTL value.
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