Command Reference Guide
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family
Command Reference Guide
Chapter 1 System Maintenance and Management
Commands
3Com Corporation
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Example
# Reboot the device.
<3com> reboot
This command will reboot the system. The current configuration has not been
saved and will be lost if you continue. Continue? [Y/N]
1.2.8 tracert
Syntax
tracert [ -a X.X.X.X | -f first_TTL | -m max_TTL | -p port | -q nqueries | vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name | -w timeout ] * host
View
Any view
Parameter
-a X.X.X.X: Specifies the source IP address in this trace. It is in the format of X.X.X.X
and must be the address of a local interface.
-f first_TTL: Tests the correctness of the –f switch. first_TTL specifies an initial TTL in
the range 0 to maximum TTL.
-m max_TTL: Tests the correctness of the –m switch. max_TTL specifies a maximum
TTL, which can be any TTL larger than the initial TTL.
-p port: Tests the correctness of the –p switch. port is an integer specifying a port on the
destination host. Normally, you need not to change this option.
-q nqueries: Tests the correctness of the –q switch with nqueries specifying the number
of the query packets sent each time. It can be any integer greater than zero.
vpn-instance vpn-instance-name: Sets the vpn-instance name of MPLS VPN,
specifying the VPN attribute configured in this tracert command, that is, name of the
associated vpn-instance created locally.
-w timeout: Tests the correctness of the -w switch. timeout specifies the timeout time of
IP packets. It is in seconds and can be any integer larger than zero.
host: IP address of the destination host.
Description
Use the tracert command to trace the gateways by which a packet passes from source
to destination for network connectivity test and fault location.
The following are the default settings that apply when none of the parameters is
specified:
The parameters -a and vpn-instance are not specified.










