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traceroute

Print the route packets trace to network host. More information: https://manned.org/traceroute.
  • Traceroute to a host:
    traceroute {{example.com}}
  • Disable IP address and host name mapping:
    traceroute -n {{example.com}}
  • Specify wait time in seconds for response:
    traceroute --wait={{0.5}} {{example.com}}
  • Specify number of queries per hop:
    traceroute --queries={{5}} {{example.com}}
  • Specify size in bytes of probing packet:
    traceroute {{example.com}} {{42}}
  • Determine the MTU to the destination:
    traceroute --mtu {{example.com}}
  • Use ICMP instead of UDP for tracerouting:
    traceroute --icmp {{example.com}}

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