Traceroute command field descriptions

Name Description
Host Name or IP address You must select either IPv4 or IPv6, or both. When you select both IPv4 and IPv6 and run the traceroute command, the Traceroute Results Web page shows the traceroute results for both the networks.
IPv4 Select this check box if the system has IPv4 connectivity. This option is selected by default.

If you select IPv4, a new field Use alternate IPv4 address ____ as the source address appears under Options in the Traceroute Web page.

IPv6 Select this check box if the system has IPv6 connectivity. The system displays this option only if the system has IPv6 connectivity.

If you select IPv6, a new field Use alternate interface ____ as the source appears under Options in the Traceroute Web page.

ImportantImportant

The IPv6 Address field is limited to a specific customer set and not for general use.

Print address numerically Select this check box to print the hop addresses numerically rather than by symbolic name and number. If you do not select this check box, the system looks up symbolic names for the host addresses. To do so, the system uses the domain name server, which translates the IP address to a symbolic name. If the domain name server is unavailable, the traceroute command is unsuccessful.
Bypass routing tables and send directly to a host Select this check box to run the traceroute to a local host through an interface that has no route. You must select this check box to run the traceroute to a local host on an attached network.

If the host is not on a network that is directly attached, the traceroute is unsuccessful, and the system displays an error message.

Use alternate IPv4 address ____ as the source address This field appears only if you selected IPv4 under Host Name or IP Address. Select an alternate IPv4 address as the source address from the list.
Use alternate interface ____ as the source This field appears only if you selected IPv6 under Host Name Or IP Address. Select an alternate Ethernet interface as the source from the list.

The system uses the selected interface to execute the traceroute command.