12-06-2007 02:05 PM - edited 03-05-2019 07:52 PM
Hi, does anyone know any reason for tracert to be completed only after 3 response times from the host?
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 172.18.0.1
2 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 172.30.255.14
3 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 172.30.255.1
4 <1 ms<1 ms <1 ms 172.30.0.13
5 <1 ms<1 ms 2 ms 202.x.x.x
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 172.29.51.141
8 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 172.29.51.141
9 1 ms 2 ms 1 ms 172.29.51.141
Trace complete
12-06-2007 02:08 PM
Whenever you do a trace you send 3 probes and hence you see 3 responses
HTH
Narayan
12-06-2007 05:00 PM
What I mean is:
7 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 172.29.51.141
8 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 172.29.51.141
9 1 ms 2 ms 1 ms 172.29.51.141
12-06-2007 08:37 PM
What Narayan said is true. But your question is also valid. I've seen it many a times with destination repeating itself. What i found is there might be multiple paths to reach the destination. In your case 3 paths.
hope that clarifies.
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12-10-2007 01:35 AM
Hi ,
The router will send 3 traceroute packets with TTL of 1 and will know the next hop because the next hop returns the TTL exceeded message. It will then send 3 traceroute packets with TTL of 2, and so on sending 3 packets each time that it increases the TTL until it reaches the destination.
Because of 3 trace packets you are seeing same ip repeating thrice..
Thanks,
satish
12-10-2007 04:16 AM
Hi,
I think Narayan and Satish have covered you question, just as a reference, please check the following document:
HTH,
Mohammed Mahmoud.
08-29-2022 06:42 AM
I know this post is from 2007, but I never knew this and have been in networking a long time.... nice to learn something new about networking 101!
12-10-2007 03:55 AM
Hi,
The interesting entry is: 6 * * *
This usually is because of a firewall or other secured device. A definite answer could only be given by the administrator of the firewall.
The most likely explanation for me is, that this firewall or secured router performs NAT/PAT, i.e. translates internal addresses into 172.29.51.141 where "internal" is from the viewpoint of the firewall.
Thus you might have two routers (7 + 8) and the internal host (9) with different internal addresses all being translated to the same IP by the firewall/secured router.
Hope this helps! Please rate all posts.
Regards, Martin
12-10-2007 04:31 AM
Hi Martin,
Perfect explanation.
Murilo, can you please confirm.
BR,
Mohammed Mahmoud.
12-10-2007 02:31 PM
Two pix. However the firewall administrator of the 1st pix is not performing any NAT/PAT but definitely on the other end we have NAT.
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