Administrator Guide

Defaults
• Timeout = 5 seconds
• Probe count = 3
• 30 hops max
• 40 byte packet size
• UDP port = 33434
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale with IPv6.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale (IPv4 only).
7.9.1.0 Introduced VRF.
7.6.1.0 Added support for the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Added support for IPv6 address on the E-Series.
E-Series Original command.
Usage Information When you enter the traceroute command without specifying an IP address (Extended Traceroute), you are
prompted for a target and source IP address, timeout (in seconds) (default is 5), a probe count (default is 3),
minimum TTL (default is 1), maximum TTL (default is 30), and port number (default is 33434). To keep the
default setting for those parameters, press the ENTER key.
For IPv6, you are prompted for a minimum hop count (default is 1) and a maximum hop count (default is 64).
Example (IPv4)
Dell#traceroute www.force10networks.com
Translating "www.force10networks.com"...domain server (10.11.0.1) [OK]
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
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Tracing the route to www.force10networks.com (10.11.84.18),
30 hops max, 40 byte packets
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TTL Hostname Probe1 Probe2 Probe3
1 10.11.199.190 001.000 ms 001.000 ms 002.000 ms
2 gwegress-sjc-02.force10networks.com (10.11.30.126) 005.000 ms 001.000 ms
001.000 ms
3 fw-sjc-01.force10networks.com (10.11.127.254) 000.000 ms 000.000 ms
000.000 ms
4 www.force10networks.com (10.11.84.18) 000.000 ms 000.000 ms 000.000 ms
Dell#
Example (IPv6)
Dell#traceroute 100::1
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
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