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target device. This can be used to test connectivity and locate a failed sector.
Parameter:
<ipv4-addr> is the assigned source host IPv4 address in dot decimal format.
<ip-addr> is the target host IP address in dot decimal format.
<hostname> is the hostname for the remote host.
<hops> is the maximum gateway number allowed by Traceroute command.
<timeout> Is the timeout value for test packets in milliseconds, between 100 -10000.
Default:
The default maximum gateway number is 30, timeout in 2000 ms.
Command mode:
Admin Mode
Usage Guide:
Traceroute is usually used to locate the problem for unreachable network nodes.
32.20 traceroute6
Command:
traceroute6 [source <addr>] {<ipv6-addr> | host <hostname>} [hops <hops>] [timeout
<timeout>]
Function:
This command is for testing the gateways passed by the data packets from the source device to the
destination device, so to check the accessibility of the network and further locating the network
failure.
Parameter:
<addr> is the assigned source host IPv6 address in colonned hex notation.
<ipv6-addr> is the IPv6 address of the destination host, shown in colonned hex notation;
<hostname> is the name of the remote host;
<hops> is the max number of the gateways the traceroute6 passed through, ranging between
1-255;
<timeout> is the timeout period of the data packets, shown in millisecond and ranging between
100~10000.
Default:
Default number of the gateways pass by the data packets is 30, and timeout period is defaulted at
2000 ms.
Command Mode:
Admin Mode