Traceroute Mac Ip - Cisco 4500M Command Reference Manual

Chapter2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

traceroute mac ip

To display the Layer 2 path taken by the packets from the specified source IP address or hostname to the
specified destination IP address or hostname, use the traceroute mac command.
Syntax Description
source-ip-address
destination-ip-address
source-hostname
destination-hostname
detail
Defaults
This command has no default settings.
Command Modes
Privileged EXEC
Command History Release
12.1(13)EW
Usage Guidelines
The Layer 2 traceroute feature is available on these switches:
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For Layer 2 traceroute to functional properly, Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) must be enabled on all
the switches in the network. Do not disable CDP.
When the switch detects an device in the Layer 2 path that does not support Layer 2 traceroute, the switch
continues to send Layer 2 trace queries and lets them time out.
The maximum number of hops identified in the path is ten.
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traceroute mac ip {source-ip-address | source-hostname} {destination-ip-address |
destination-hostname} [detail]
IP address of the source switch as a 32-bit quantity in dotted-decimal
format.
IP address of the destination switch as a 32-bit quantity in dotted-decimal
format.
IP hostname of the source switch.
IP hostname of the destination switch.
(Optional) Displays detailed traceroute MAC IP information.
Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Catalyst 2950 switches running Release 12.1(12c)EA1 or later
Catalyst 3550 switches running Release 12.1(12c)EA1 or later
Catalyst4500 series switches running Catalyst operating system Release 6.2 or later for the
supervisor engine
Catalyst4500 series switches running Release 12.1(15)EW or later
Catalyst 5000 family switches running Catalyst operating system Release 6.1 or later for the
supervisor engine
Catalyst 6500 series switches running Catalyst operating system Release 6.1 or later for the
supervisor engine
Catalyst4500 Series SwitchCiscoIOS Command Reference—Release 12.2(18)EW
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