The TraceRoute screen provides the ability to PING all devices in-between another host or device on the TCP/IP network. The PING may originate either from the currently connected HOST or from the local PC.
PING is the generic name used to describe a diagnostic to test if communication is possible between the source (i.e. HOST or PC) to the destination. A TraceRoute uses a form of PING where the TTL (Time-To-Live) count starts at 1 and is incremented (to an absolute maximum of 255) allowing the display of each intervening device (usually a router) until the destination is reached. The resultant trace of information is an indication of the number of hops through the devices required to achieve a communications connection end-to-end.
The screen is used by selecting either "From Host" or "From PC", entering a destination as an DNS name or IP address and pressing the TraceRoute button. Optionally, the maximum number of Hops, the retries per device, the amount of time to wait for a response and the TCP/IP Stack to issue the PING through. The center of the screen displays a trace of each device (IP address and DNS name if available) and the amount of time each response took. The graphic displays the response time.
The ability to PING from the HOST may require the setup of an additional MOMI server to perform the function. See General considerations for additional information.
The Report tab displays the results in a format similar to the Windows Tracert utility.
The Chart tab display a graphic of the PING response time.
