Basic Test Parameters

seconds

Number of seconds between each test test_interval

%

The percentage to randomize the start time of test. Valid values are between 0 and 50 (inclusive). Example: interval of 7200 (2 hours) and random_start_percentage 50 means that a test can start anywhere between 1 hour and 3 hours after the previous test completes random_start_percentage

The tool to use to perform the traceroute tool

More Info
  • traceroute This is the default and generally the more reliable of the tools. It also includes more options in terms of setting the TTL and properly binding to interfaces.
  • tracepath The main advantage of this tool is it reports MTU by default. It has fewer options than standard traceroute for setting TTLs and binding to local interfaces. It also is UDP-only and may be blocked by firewalls. It’s also been reported to have a harder time with MTU mismatches on the destination host.
  • paris-traceroute This is another approach to running traceroute that tries to identify load balanced routes and similar. It requires the client to grant the paris-traceroute command the CAP_NET_RAW privilege on the system in order to run as a non-root user.
Seconds

The maximum amount of time to wait in seconds for the traceroute to complete timeout

hops

The first hop to look at starting at 1. This can be used to hide local routers first_ttl

hops

The maximum number of hops before a traceroute fails max_ttl

bytes

The size of packets to send in bytes when performing the traceroute packet_size

Sets the algorithm used by paris-traceroute algorithm / paris-traceroute -a

Advanced Test Parameters

Perform Autonomous System(AS) path lookups in routing registries and print results directly after the corresponding addresses. as / traceroute -A

fragment / traceroute -F

hostnames / traceroute -n

Packets/Hop

Set the number of probe packets to send per hop queries / traceroute -p

Protocol to use to send probes probe_type

The type of service to set in the IP header of outgoing packets as an integer from 0-255 tos_bits

Seconds

Minimal time interval between probes sendwait / traceroute -z

Seconds

Time to wait for a response to a probe wait / traceroute -w