HP 2910AL User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Tools

<ip-address | hostname>

The IP address or hostname of the device to which to send the
traceroute.

[minttl < 1-255 >]

For the current instance of

traceroute, changes the minimum

number of hops allowed for each probe packet sent along the
route. If

minttl is greater than the actual number of hops, then

the output includes only the hops at and above the

minttl

threshold. (The hops below the threshold are not listed.) If
minttl matches the actual number of hops, only that hop is
shown in the output. If

minttl is less than the actual number

of hops, then all hops are listed. For any instance of
traceroute, if you want a minttl value other than the default,
you must specify that value. (Default: 1)

[maxttl < 1-255 >]

For the current instance of

traceroute, changes the maximum

number of hops allowed for each probe packet sent along the
route. If the destination address is further from the switch
than

maxttl allows, then traceroute lists the IP addresses for

all hops it detects up to the

maxttl limit. For any instance of

traceroute, if you want a maxttl value other than the default,
you must specify that value. (Default: 30)

[timeout < 1-120 >]

For the current instance of

traceroute, changes the timeout

period the switch waits for each probe of a hop in the route.
For any instance of

traceroute, if you want a timeout value

other than the default, you must specify that value. (Default:
5 seconds)

[probes < 1-5 >]

For the current instance of

traceroute, changes the number of

queries the switch sends for each hop in the route. For any
instance of

traceroute, if you want a probes value other than

the default, you must specify that value. (Default: 3)

[source <ip-addr | vlan-id>]

The source IP address or VLAN. The source IP address must
be owned by the router. If a VLAN is specified, the IP address
associated with the specified VLAN is used

A Low Maxttl Causes Traceroute To Halt Before Reaching the
Destination Address.

For example, executing

traceroute with its default

values for a destination IP address that is four hops away produces a result
similar to this:

C-65

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