16.9. Traceroute

The traceroute utility allows you to check the path of network packets to a particular host. Traceroute parameters:

Name

Description

Traceroute host

The host to be checked.

Use ICMP

Use ICMP to execute the traceroute command. If not specified, UDP is used.

Interface

Network interface from which to execute the command.

Don't resolve names

Use IP addresses without resolving them to domain names.