The command terminates when any of these happens:
*the destination responds
*the maximum TTL is exceeded
*the user interrupts the trace with the escape sequence
Note: You can invoke this escape sequence when you simultaneously press Ctrl, Shift and 6.
Protocol [ip] : Prompts for a supported protocol. Enter appletalk, clns, ip, novell, apollo, vines, decnet, or xns. The default is ip.
Target IP addres : You must enter a host name or an IP address. There is no default
Source address : The interface or IP address of the router to use as a source address for the probes. The router normally picks the IP address of the outbound interface to use.
Numeric display [n] : The default is to have both a symbolic and numeric display; however, you can suppress the symbolic display.
Timeout in seconds [3]: The number of seconds to wait for a response to a probe packet. The default is 3 seconds.
Probe count [3]: The number of probes to be sent at each TTL level. The default count is 3.
Minimum Time to Live [1]: The TTL value for the first probes. The default is 1, but it can be set to a higher value to suppress the display of known hops.
Maximum Time to Live [30]: The largest TTL value that can be used. The default is 30. The traceroute command terminates when the destination is reached or when this value is reached.
Port Number [33434]: The destination port used by the UDP probe messages. The default is 33434.
Loose, Strict, Record, Timestamp, Verbose[none]: IP header options. You can specify any combination. The traceroute command issues prompts for the required fields. Note that the traceroute command will place the requested options in each probe; however, there is no guarantee that all routers (or end nodes) will process the options.