TraceRoute Tool

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The TraceRoute Tool is similar to the "tracert system command" of Windows. TraceRoute is the program that shows you the route over the network between two systems, listing all the intermediate routers a connection must pass through to get to its destination. It can help you determine why your connections to a given server might be poor, and can often help you figure out where exactly the problem is. It also shows you how systems are connected to each other, letting you see how your ISP connects to the Internet as well as how the target system is connected.

It can be access either using the Tools -> Network Tools menu or by right clicking a device in the left tree-view. You can use it to trace back all hops between your machine and a remote machine. The results are displayed in a Listview, and you can see detailed output in a large textbox at the bottom part of the window. It contains a few options that are similar to the ones that are provided in the System tracert command. The TraceRoute Dialog can be opened multiple times, so you can run multiple tracerts at the same time. For details, see the screenshot below:


Figure 1: TraceRoute Form


IP / Hostname

The hostname or IP you want to TraceRoute.


Maximum hops

The maximum number of hops you want to trace. Default is 25, and it is very seldom that this value is reached.


TimeOut

The value in milliseconds for which the TraceRoute waits for a response from the hop. This can be a maximum of 60000 milliseconds.


Resolve hostnames

If enabled, the TraceRoute tries to resolve the DNS name of each hop.


TraceRoute

Hit this button to start the TraceRoute operation. Once it starts, you can abort it with the cancel button, or by closing the window.


Cancel

Use this button to abort the TraceRoute operation.