Traceroute (command)

Created by Yuriy Andamasov, Modified on Wed, 17 Jan at 4:14 PM by Srividya Anantapatnaikuni

Article review date
2024-01-17
Validated for VyOS versions
1.2.5, 1.3.5

The traceroute command allows you to trace the path taken to a particular device. 

Syntax

vyos@vyos-rtr:~$ traceroute 

When using traceroute with a hostname, you can force it to use either IPv4 or IPv6 by using the following syntax.

vyos@vyos-rtr:~$ traceroute ipv4 

or

vyos@vyos-rtr:~$ traceroute ipv6 

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