Microsoft KB Archive/169206

= Using TRACERT With the Loose Source Routing Option =

PSS ID Number: 169206

Article Last Modified on 8/9/2001

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q169206



SUMMARY
The Tracert command-line utility can be used to find the route that IP datagrams travel from one system to another. You can run this utitily by typing tracert or tracert.

However, it can also be used with the -j flag to find the route used to get from any specific router IP address to another IP address.



MORE INFORMATION
Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout] target_name

Options:

  -d                 Do not resolve addresses to hostnames. -h maximum_hops   Maximum number of hops to search for target. -j host-list      Loose source route along host-list. -w timeout        Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.

The -j option can be used to force the outbound datagram to pass through a specific router, by using the IP source route option. For example, if you type tracert hosta, and find that the path used is as follows:

* router1
 * router2
 * router3
 * router4
 * hosta

You can find the path to router4 and back to your computer, by typing tracert -j router4.

The route to router4 and back to your computer will be traced. In this example, it would probably be:

* router1
 * router2
 * router3
 * router4
 * router3
 * router2
 * router1

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