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Traceroute

With the Traceroute you can trace the route to a host with ICMP echo requests to determine the path to the specific host.

Example inputs:

  • server-01.borntoberoot.net
  • 10.0.0.1

Traceroute

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Right-click on the result to copy or export the information.

Profile​

Inherit host from general​

Inherit the host from the general settings.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled

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If this option is enabled, the Host is overwritten by the host from the general settings and the Host is disabled.

Host​

Hostname or IP address to ping.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example:

  • server-01.borntoberoot.net
  • 1.1.1.1

Settings​

Maximum hops​

Maximum hops to search for target.

Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 255]

Default: 30

Timeout (ms)​

Timeout in milliseconds for the icmp packet after which the packet is considered lost.

Type: Integer [Min 100, Max 15000]

Default: 4000

Buffer​

Buffer size of the icmp packet.

Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 65535]

Default: 32

Resolve hostname​

Resolve the hostname of the IP address (PTR lookup) for each hop.

Type: Boolean

Default: True

Check IP geolocation​

Enables or disables the resolution of the IP geolocation for each hop via ip-api.com.

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The free API endpoint is limited to 45 requests per minute, supports only the http protocol and is available for non-commercial use only.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled