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TRACERT
Description
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Trace Route - Find the IP address of any remote host.
Syntax
TRACERT
/?
TRACERT
[-4
| [-6
[-R]
[-S source_address]]
[-d]
[-h max_hops]
[-j host_list]
[-w timeout]
target_name
Parameters
- target_name
(NT3.5)
- The HTTP or UNC name of the host.
Switches
- /?
(NTXP)
- Displays help.
- -4
(NT2003)
- Use only IPv4 for this trace.
- -6
(NT2003)
- Use only IPv6 for this trace.
- -d
(NT3.5)
- Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
- -h max_hops
(NT3.5)
- Maximum number of hops to search for target.
- -j host_list
(NT3.5)
- Trace route along given host-list.
- -R
(NT2003)
- Specifies that the IPv6 Routing extension header
be used to send an Echo Request message to the local
host, using the destination as an intermediate
destination and testing the reverse route.
- -S source_address
(NT2003)
- Specifies the source_address to use in the Echo
Request messages.
- -w timeout
(NT3.5)
- Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
Related
PING - Test a network connection.
PATHPING -
Route Tracing tool (NT2000).
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
trace - Find the IP address of a remote host.
Notes
none.
Examples
TRACERT www.microsoft.com
TRACERT 123.45.67.89
TRACERT local_server
Errorlevels
none.
Availability
- External
-
- DOS
-
none
- Windows
-
none
- Windows NT
-
NT3.5
NT3.51
NT4
NT2000
NTXP
NT2003
Last Updated: 2006/12/01
Direct corrections or suggestions to:
Rick Lively