Messages in this thread | | | From | Kyle Moffett <> | Subject | Re: traceroute bug ? | Date | Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:34:41 -0500 |
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On Jan 27, 2006, at 13:38, Gerold van Dijk wrote: > Why can I NOT do a traceroute specifically within my own (sub)network > 207.253.5.64/27
What part of "trace" "route" do you not understand? If you are talking to your own subnet, there are no routers in between, so clearly there is nothing to trace. A packet with TTL 0 is invalid, and a packet with TTL 1 will get to the host.
Cheers, Kyle Moffett
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