Tracert in XP

In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...o_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...o_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...o_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...o_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert
command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter
the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't
that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from
an
IP address?

.

Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert
command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter
the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't
that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from
an
IP address?

.

Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
• Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP address, respectively,
of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and display the names of
all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This expedites the display of
the path. For example, to trace a path from this computer to
www.microsoft.com without displaying the router names, type the following at
a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
• To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
• The tracert command traces the path by sending Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages (similar to the ping
command) to produce command-line report output about each router that is
crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for each hop. Packet filtering policies
on routers, firewalls, or other types of security gateways might prevent the
forwarding of this traffic.
• If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command output to help
determine at which intermediate router forwarding failed or was slowed.
• For details about packet forwarding and packet loss at each router and
link in the path, use the pathping command.
==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the destination with
incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field values. The path displayed
is the list of near-side router interfaces of the routers in the path
between a source host and a destination. The near-side interface is the
interface of the router that is closest to the sending host in the path.
Used without parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout] [TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in the path to search
for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use the Loose Source
Route option in the IP header with the set of intermediate destinations
specified in HostList. With loose source routing, successive intermediate
destinations can be separated by one or multiple routers. The maximum number
of addresses or names in the host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP
addresses (in dotted decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds to wait for the
ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to a given Echo
Request message to be received. If not received within the time-out, an
asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is 4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either by IP address or
host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
• This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a destination by sending
ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live (TTL) values to the
destination. Each router along the path is required to decrement the TTL in
an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding it. Effectively, the TTL is a
maximum link counter. When the TTL on a packet reaches 0, the router is
expected to return an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the source computer.
Tracert determines the path by sending the first Echo Request message with a
TTL of 1 and incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent transmission until
the target responds or the maximum number of hops is reached. The maximum
number of hops is 30 by default and can be specified using the -h parameter.
The path is determined by examining the ICMP Time Exceeded messages returned
by intermediate routers and the Echo Reply message returned by the
destination. However, some routers do not return Time Exceeded messages for
packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the tracert command. In
this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop.
• To trace a path and provide network latency and packet loss for each
router and link in the path, use the pathping command.
• This command is available only if the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol
is installed as a component in the properties of a network adapter in
Network Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and prevent the
resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and use the loose
source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1 corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

.

Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
• Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP address, respectively,
of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and display the names of
all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This expedites the display of
the path. For example, to trace a path from this computer to
www.microsoft.com without displaying the router names, type the following at
a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
• To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
• The tracert command traces the path by sending Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages (similar to the ping
command) to produce command-line report output about each router that is
crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for each hop. Packet filtering policies
on routers, firewalls, or other types of security gateways might prevent the
forwarding of this traffic.
• If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command output to help
determine at which intermediate router forwarding failed or was slowed.
• For details about packet forwarding and packet loss at each router and
link in the path, use the pathping command.
==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the destination with
incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field values. The path displayed
is the list of near-side router interfaces of the routers in the path
between a source host and a destination. The near-side interface is the
interface of the router that is closest to the sending host in the path.
Used without parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout] [TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in the path to search
for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use the Loose Source
Route option in the IP header with the set of intermediate destinations
specified in HostList. With loose source routing, successive intermediate
destinations can be separated by one or multiple routers. The maximum number
of addresses or names in the host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP
addresses (in dotted decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds to wait for the
ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to a given Echo
Request message to be received. If not received within the time-out, an
asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is 4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either by IP address or
host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
• This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a destination by sending
ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live (TTL) values to the
destination. Each router along the path is required to decrement the TTL in
an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding it. Effectively, the TTL is a
maximum link counter. When the TTL on a packet reaches 0, the router is
expected to return an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the source computer.
Tracert determines the path by sending the first Echo Request message with a
TTL of 1 and incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent transmission until
the target responds or the maximum number of hops is reached. The maximum
number of hops is 30 by default and can be specified using the -h parameter.
The path is determined by examining the ICMP Time Exceeded messages returned
by intermediate routers and the Echo Reply message returned by the
destination. However, some routers do not return Time Exceeded messages for
packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the tracert command. In
this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop.
• To trace a path and provide network latency and packet loss for each
router and link in the path, use the pathping command.
• This command is available only if the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol
is installed as a component in the properties of a network adapter in
Network Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and prevent the
resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and use the loose
source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1 corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

.

Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP
address, respectively,
of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this
computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and
display the names of
all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This
expedites the display of
the path. For example, to trace a path from this computer
to
www.microsoft.com without displaying the router names,
type the following at
a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All
Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending
Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages
(similar to the ping
command) to produce command-line report output about each
router that is
crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for each hop. Packet
filtering policies
on routers, firewalls, or other types of security
gateways might prevent the
forwarding of this traffic.
. If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command
output to help
determine at which intermediate router forwarding failed
or was slowed.
. For details about packet forwarding and packet loss at
each router and
link in the path, use the pathping command.
==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending
Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the
destination with
incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field values.
The path displayed
is the list of near-side router interfaces of the routers
in the path
between a source host and a destination. The near-side
interface is the
interface of the router that is closest to the sending
host in the path.
Used without parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout]
[TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP
addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up
the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in
the path to search
for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use
the Loose Source
Route option in the IP header with the set of
intermediate destinations
specified in HostList. With loose source routing,
successive intermediate
destinations can be separated by one or multiple routers.
The maximum number
of addresses or names in the host list is 9. The HostList
is a series of IP
addresses (in dotted decimal notation) separated by
spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds
to wait for the
ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to
a given Echo
Request message to be received. If not received within
the time-out, an
asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is 4000
(4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either
by IP address or
host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a
destination by sending
ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live
(TTL) values to the
destination. Each router along the path is required to
decrement the TTL in
an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding it.
Effectively, the TTL is a
maximum link counter. When the TTL on a packet reaches 0,
the router is
expected to return an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the
source computer.
Tracert determines the path by sending the first Echo
Request message with a
TTL of 1 and incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent
transmission until
the target responds or the maximum number of hops is
reached. The maximum
number of hops is 30 by default and can be specified
using the -h parameter.
The path is determined by examining the ICMP Time
Exceeded messages returned
by intermediate routers and the Echo Reply message
returned by the
destination. However, some routers do not return Time
Exceeded messages for
packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the
tracert command. In
this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that
hop.
. To trace a path and provide network latency and packet
loss for each
router and link in the path, use the pathping command.
. This command is available only if the Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) protocol
is installed as a component in the properties of a
network adapter in
Network Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com,
type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com
and prevent the
resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com
and use the loose
source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1
corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated
with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on
the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the
tracert command

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter
the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't
that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name
from an
IP address?

.

.

Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP
address, respectively,
of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this
computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and
display the names of
all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This
expedites the display of
the path. For example, to trace a path from this computer
to
www.microsoft.com without displaying the router names,
type the following at
a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All
Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending
Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages
(similar to the ping
command) to produce command-line report output about each
router that is
crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for each hop. Packet
filtering policies
on routers, firewalls, or other types of security
gateways might prevent the
forwarding of this traffic.
. If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command
output to help
determine at which intermediate router forwarding failed
or was slowed.
. For details about packet forwarding and packet loss at
each router and
link in the path, use the pathping command.
==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending
Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the
destination with
incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field values.
The path displayed
is the list of near-side router interfaces of the routers
in the path
between a source host and a destination. The near-side
interface is the
interface of the router that is closest to the sending
host in the path.
Used without parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout]
[TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP
addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up
the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in
the path to search
for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use
the Loose Source
Route option in the IP header with the set of
intermediate destinations
specified in HostList. With loose source routing,
successive intermediate
destinations can be separated by one or multiple routers.
The maximum number
of addresses or names in the host list is 9. The HostList
is a series of IP
addresses (in dotted decimal notation) separated by
spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds
to wait for the
ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to
a given Echo
Request message to be received. If not received within
the time-out, an
asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is 4000
(4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either
by IP address or
host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a
destination by sending
ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live
(TTL) values to the
destination. Each router along the path is required to
decrement the TTL in
an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding it.
Effectively, the TTL is a
maximum link counter. When the TTL on a packet reaches 0,
the router is
expected to return an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the
source computer.
Tracert determines the path by sending the first Echo
Request message with a
TTL of 1 and incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent
transmission until
the target responds or the maximum number of hops is
reached. The maximum
number of hops is 30 by default and can be specified
using the -h parameter.
The path is determined by examining the ICMP Time
Exceeded messages returned
by intermediate routers and the Echo Reply message
returned by the
destination. However, some routers do not return Time
Exceeded messages for
packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the
tracert command. In
this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that
hop.
. To trace a path and provide network latency and packet
loss for each
router and link in the path, use the pathping command.
. This command is available only if the Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) protocol
is installed as a component in the properties of a
network adapter in
Network Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com,
type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com
and prevent the
resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com
and use the loose
source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1
corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated
with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on
the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the
tracert command

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter
the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't
that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name
from an
IP address?

.

.

Lois;

Try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK |
When the cmd window opens type: tracert | ENTER
Does this show up??
=========

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]
target_name

Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
==============

If this shows up, tracert.exe is working. If you get another
message it may not be working. What do you get??

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP address,
respectively, of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and display the
names of all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This
expedites the display of the path. For example, to trace a path from
this computer to www.microsoft.com without displaying the router
names, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point
to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages
(similar to the ping command) to produce command-line report output
about each router that is crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for
each hop. Packet filtering policies on routers, firewalls, or other
types of security gateways might prevent the forwarding of this
traffic. . If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command
output to help determine at which intermediate router forwarding
failed or was slowed. . For details about packet forwarding and
packet loss at each router and link in the path, use the pathping
command. ==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the
destination with incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field
values. The path displayed is the list of near-side router
interfaces of the routers in the path between a source host and a
destination. The near-side interface is the interface of the router
that is closest to the sending host in the path. Used without
parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout] [TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in the path to
search for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use the Loose
Source Route option in the IP header with the set of intermediate
destinations specified in HostList. With loose source routing,
successive intermediate destinations can be separated by one or
multiple routers. The maximum number of addresses or names in the
host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP addresses (in dotted
decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds to wait
for the ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to a
given Echo Request message to be received. If not received within
the time-out, an asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is
4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either by IP
address or host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a destination by
sending ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live (TTL)
values to the destination. Each router along the path is required to
decrement the TTL in an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding
it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter. When the TTL on
a packet reaches 0, the router is expected to return an ICMP Time
Exceeded message to the source computer. Tracert determines the path
by sending the first Echo Request message with a TTL of 1 and
incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent transmission until the
target responds or the maximum number of hops is reached. The
maximum number of hops is 30 by default and can be specified using
the -h parameter. The path is determined by examining the ICMP Time
Exceeded messages returned by intermediate routers and the Echo
Reply message returned by the destination. However, some routers do
not return Time Exceeded messages for packets with expired TTL
values and are invisible to the tracert command. In this case, a row
of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. . To trace a path and
provide network latency and packet loss for each router and link in
the path, use the pathping command. . This command is available only
if the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is installed as a
component in the properties of a network adapter in Network
Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and prevent
the resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and use the
loose source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1 corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

.

.

Lois;

Try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK |
When the cmd window opens type: tracert | ENTER
Does this show up??
=========

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]
target_name

Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
==============

If this shows up, tracert.exe is working. If you get another
message it may not be working. What do you get??

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP address,
respectively, of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and display the
names of all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This
expedites the display of the path. For example, to trace a path from
this computer to www.microsoft.com without displaying the router
names, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point
to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages
(similar to the ping command) to produce command-line report output
about each router that is crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for
each hop. Packet filtering policies on routers, firewalls, or other
types of security gateways might prevent the forwarding of this
traffic. . If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command
output to help determine at which intermediate router forwarding
failed or was slowed. . For details about packet forwarding and
packet loss at each router and link in the path, use the pathping
command. ==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the
destination with incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field
values. The path displayed is the list of near-side router
interfaces of the routers in the path between a source host and a
destination. The near-side interface is the interface of the router
that is closest to the sending host in the path. Used without
parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout] [TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in the path to
search for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use the Loose
Source Route option in the IP header with the set of intermediate
destinations specified in HostList. With loose source routing,
successive intermediate destinations can be separated by one or
multiple routers. The maximum number of addresses or names in the
host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP addresses (in dotted
decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds to wait
for the ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to a
given Echo Request message to be received. If not received within
the time-out, an asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is
4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either by IP
address or host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a destination by
sending ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live (TTL)
values to the destination. Each router along the path is required to
decrement the TTL in an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding
it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter. When the TTL on
a packet reaches 0, the router is expected to return an ICMP Time
Exceeded message to the source computer. Tracert determines the path
by sending the first Echo Request message with a TTL of 1 and
incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent transmission until the
target responds or the maximum number of hops is reached. The
maximum number of hops is 30 by default and can be specified using
the -h parameter. The path is determined by examining the ICMP Time
Exceeded messages returned by intermediate routers and the Echo
Reply message returned by the destination. However, some routers do
not return Time Exceeded messages for packets with expired TTL
values and are invisible to the tracert command. In this case, a row
of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. . To trace a path and
provide network latency and packet loss for each router and link in
the path, use the pathping command. . This command is available only
if the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is installed as a
component in the properties of a network adapter in Network
Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and prevent
the resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com and use the
loose source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1 corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314868

Tracert
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

.

.

yes, that does show up. if I type tracert 192.168.0.118
it returns 110ms 10ms 10ms 192.168.0.118
It never gives me the host name associated with
192.168.0.118.

-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK |
When the cmd window opens type: tracert | ENTER
Does this show up??
=========

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w
timeout]
target_name

Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to
hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search
for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each
reply.
==============

If this shows up, tracert.exe is working. If you get
another
message it may not be working. What do you get??

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP
address,
respectively, of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this
computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command
prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and
display the
names of all routers in the path, use the -d
parameter. This
expedites the display of the path. For example, to
trace a path from
this computer to www.microsoft.com without displaying
the router
names, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All
Programs, point
to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending
Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply
messages
(similar to the ping command) to produce command-line
report output
about each router that is crossed and the roundtrip
time (RTT) for
each hop. Packet filtering policies on routers,
firewalls, or other
types of security gateways might prevent the
forwarding of this
traffic. . If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the
command
output to help determine at which intermediate router
forwarding
failed or was slowed. . For details about packet
forwarding and
packet loss at each router and link in the path, use
the pathping
command. ==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending
Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages
to the
destination with incrementally increasing Time to Live
(TTL) field
values. The path displayed is the list of near-side
router
interfaces of the routers in the path between a source
host and a
destination. The near-side interface is the interface
of the router
that is closest to the sending host in the path. Used
without
parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w
Timeout] [TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the
IP addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up
the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops
in the path to
search for the target (destination). The default is 30
hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use
the Loose
Source Route option in the IP header with the set of
intermediate
destinations specified in HostList. With loose source
routing,
successive intermediate destinations can be separated
by one or
multiple routers. The maximum number of addresses or
names in the
host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP
addresses (in dotted
decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in
milliseconds to wait
for the ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message
corresponding to a
given Echo Request message to be received. If not
received within
the time-out, an asterisk (*) is displayed. The
default time-out is
4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified
either by IP
address or host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a
destination by
sending ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time
to Live (TTL)
values to the destination. Each router along the path
is required to
decrement the TTL in an IP packet by at least 1 before
forwarding
it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter.
When the TTL on
a packet reaches 0, the router is expected to return
an ICMP Time
Exceeded message to the source computer. Tracert
determines the path
by sending the first Echo Request message with a TTL
of 1 and
incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent
transmission until the
target responds or the maximum number of hops is
reached. The
maximum number of hops is 30 by default and can be
specified using
the -h parameter. The path is determined by examining
the ICMP Time
Exceeded messages returned by intermediate routers and
the Echo
Reply message returned by the destination. However,
some routers do
not return Time Exceeded messages for packets with
expired TTL
values and are invisible to the tracert command. In
this case, a row
of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. . To trace
a path and
provide network latency and packet loss for each
router and link in
the path, use the pathping command. . This command is
available only
if the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is
installed as a
component in the properties of a network adapter in
Network
Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and prevent
the resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and use the
loose source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1
corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated
with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on
the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the
tracert command

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted
and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I
enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why
doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name
from an
IP address?

.

.

.

yes, that does show up. if I type tracert 192.168.0.118
it returns 110ms 10ms 10ms 192.168.0.118
It never gives me the host name associated with
192.168.0.118.

-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK |
When the cmd window opens type: tracert | ENTER
Does this show up??
=========

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w
timeout]
target_name

Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to
hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search
for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each
reply.
==============

If this shows up, tracert.exe is working. If you get
another
message it may not be working. What do you get??

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP
address,
respectively, of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this
computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command
prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and
display the
names of all routers in the path, use the -d
parameter. This
expedites the display of the path. For example, to
trace a path from
this computer to www.microsoft.com without displaying
the router
names, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All
Programs, point
to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending
Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply
messages
(similar to the ping command) to produce command-line
report output
about each router that is crossed and the roundtrip
time (RTT) for
each hop. Packet filtering policies on routers,
firewalls, or other
types of security gateways might prevent the
forwarding of this
traffic. . If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the
command
output to help determine at which intermediate router
forwarding
failed or was slowed. . For details about packet
forwarding and
packet loss at each router and link in the path, use
the pathping
command. ==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending
Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages
to the
destination with incrementally increasing Time to Live
(TTL) field
values. The path displayed is the list of near-side
router
interfaces of the routers in the path between a source
host and a
destination. The near-side interface is the interface
of the router
that is closest to the sending host in the path. Used
without
parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w
Timeout] [TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the
IP addresses of
intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up
the display of
tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops
in the path to
search for the target (destination). The default is 30
hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use
the Loose
Source Route option in the IP header with the set of
intermediate
destinations specified in HostList. With loose source
routing,
successive intermediate destinations can be separated
by one or
multiple routers. The maximum number of addresses or
names in the
host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP
addresses (in dotted
decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in
milliseconds to wait
for the ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message
corresponding to a
given Echo Request message to be received. If not
received within
the time-out, an asterisk (*) is displayed. The
default time-out is
4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified
either by IP
address or host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a
destination by
sending ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time
to Live (TTL)
values to the destination. Each router along the path
is required to
decrement the TTL in an IP packet by at least 1 before
forwarding
it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter.
When the TTL on
a packet reaches 0, the router is expected to return
an ICMP Time
Exceeded message to the source computer. Tracert
determines the path
by sending the first Echo Request message with a TTL
of 1 and
incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent
transmission until the
target responds or the maximum number of hops is
reached. The
maximum number of hops is 30 by default and can be
specified using
the -h parameter. The path is determined by examining
the ICMP Time
Exceeded messages returned by intermediate routers and
the Echo
Reply message returned by the destination. However,
some routers do
not return Time Exceeded messages for packets with
expired TTL
values and are invisible to the tracert command. In
this case, a row
of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. . To trace
a path and
provide network latency and packet loss for each
router and link in
the path, use the pathping command. . This command is
available only
if the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is
installed as a
component in the properties of a network adapter in
Network
Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and prevent
the resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and use the
loose source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1
corp7.microsoft.com


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In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated
with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on
the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the
tracert command

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

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Wes

In ,
Lois hunted
and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I
enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why
doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name
from an
IP address?

.

.

.

Lois;

tracert 192.168.0.118
It does the exact same thing for me. :-(

If you type: tracert host name
with the real host name, does it return 192.168.0.118??

--
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Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
yes, that does show up. if I type tracert 192.168.0.118
it returns 110ms 10ms 10ms 192.168.0.118
It never gives me the host name associated with
192.168.0.118.

-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK |
When the cmd window opens type: tracert | ENTER
Does this show up??
=========

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]
target_name

Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
==============

If this shows up, tracert.exe is working. If you get another
message it may not be working. What do you get??

--
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Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP address,
respectively, of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and display the
names of all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This
expedites the display of the path. For example, to trace a path
from this computer to www.microsoft.com without displaying the
router names, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point
to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages
(similar to the ping command) to produce command-line report output
about each router that is crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for
each hop. Packet filtering policies on routers, firewalls, or other
types of security gateways might prevent the forwarding of this
traffic. . If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command
output to help determine at which intermediate router forwarding
failed or was slowed. . For details about packet forwarding and
packet loss at each router and link in the path, use the pathping
command. ==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the
destination with incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field
values. The path displayed is the list of near-side router
interfaces of the routers in the path between a source host and a
destination. The near-side interface is the interface of the router
that is closest to the sending host in the path. Used without
parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout]
[TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP addresses
of intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up the
display of tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in the path
to search for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use the Loose
Source Route option in the IP header with the set of intermediate
destinations specified in HostList. With loose source routing,
successive intermediate destinations can be separated by one or
multiple routers. The maximum number of addresses or names in the
host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP addresses (in dotted
decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds to wait
for the ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to a
given Echo Request message to be received. If not received within
the time-out, an asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is
4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either by IP
address or host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a destination
by sending ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live
(TTL) values to the destination. Each router along the path is
required to decrement the TTL in an IP packet by at least 1 before
forwarding it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter.
When the TTL on a packet reaches 0, the router is expected to
return an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the source computer.
Tracert determines the path by sending the first Echo Request
message with a TTL of 1 and incrementing the TTL by 1 on each
subsequent transmission until the target responds or the maximum
number of hops is reached. The maximum number of hops is 30 by
default and can be specified using the -h parameter. The path is
determined by examining the ICMP Time Exceeded messages returned
by intermediate routers and the Echo Reply message returned by the
destination. However, some routers do not return Time Exceeded
messages for packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to
the tracert command. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is
displayed for that hop. . To trace a path and provide network
latency and packet loss for each router and link in the path, use
the pathping command. . This command is available only if the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is installed as a component in
the properties of a network adapter in Network Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and prevent
the resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and use the
loose source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1 corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted
and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

.

.

.

Lois;

tracert 192.168.0.118
It does the exact same thing for me. :-(

If you type: tracert host name
with the real host name, does it return 192.168.0.118??

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and pecked:
yes, that does show up. if I type tracert 192.168.0.118
it returns 110ms 10ms 10ms 192.168.0.118
It never gives me the host name associated with
192.168.0.118.

-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK |
When the cmd window opens type: tracert | ENTER
Does this show up??
=========

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]
target_name

Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
==============

If this shows up, tracert.exe is working. If you get another
message it may not be working. What do you get??

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Wow, now that was a wealth of knowledge. Thanks.
Unfortunately, it appears tracert just isn't working on
this box. Any way to repair it?
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

Make sure you aren't using the -d option
[[Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.]]

To trace a path by using the tracert command
. Open Command Prompt, and type the following:

tracert host_name

Or, type tracert ip_address

where host_name or ip_address is the host name or IP address,
respectively, of the remote computer.

For example, to trace a connection route from this computer to
www.microsoft.com, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert www.microsoft.com

If you do not want the tracert command to resolve and display the
names of all routers in the path, use the -d parameter. This
expedites the display of the path. For example, to trace a path
from this computer to www.microsoft.com without displaying the
router names, type the following at a command prompt:

tracert -d www.microsoft.com

Note
. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point
to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
. The tracert command traces the path by sending Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request and Echo Reply messages
(similar to the ping command) to produce command-line report output
about each router that is crossed and the roundtrip time (RTT) for
each hop. Packet filtering policies on routers, firewalls, or other
types of security gateways might prevent the forwarding of this
traffic. . If tracert is unsuccessful, you can use the command
output to help determine at which intermediate router forwarding
failed or was slowed. . For details about packet forwarding and
packet loss at each router and link in the path, use the pathping
command. ==============

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the
destination with incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field
values. The path displayed is the list of near-side router
interfaces of the routers in the path between a source host and a
destination. The near-side interface is the interface of the router
that is closest to the sending host in the path. Used without
parameters, tracert displays help.

Syntax
tracert [-d] [-h MaximumHops] [-j HostList] [-w Timeout]
[TargetName]

Parameters
-d : Prevents tracert from attempting to resolve the IP addresses
of intermediate routers to their names. This can speed up the
display of tracert results.

-h MaximumHops : Specifies the maximum number of hops in the path
to search for the target (destination). The default is 30 hops.

-j HostList : Specifies that Echo Request messages use the Loose
Source Route option in the IP header with the set of intermediate
destinations specified in HostList. With loose source routing,
successive intermediate destinations can be separated by one or
multiple routers. The maximum number of addresses or names in the
host list is 9. The HostList is a series of IP addresses (in dotted
decimal notation) separated by spaces.

-w Timeout : Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds to wait
for the ICMP Time Exceeded or Echo Reply message corresponding to a
given Echo Request message to be received. If not received within
the time-out, an asterisk (*) is displayed. The default time-out is
4000 (4 seconds).

TargetName : Specifies the destination, identified either by IP
address or host name.

-? : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks
. This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a destination
by sending ICMP Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live
(TTL) values to the destination. Each router along the path is
required to decrement the TTL in an IP packet by at least 1 before
forwarding it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter.
When the TTL on a packet reaches 0, the router is expected to
return an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the source computer.
Tracert determines the path by sending the first Echo Request
message with a TTL of 1 and incrementing the TTL by 1 on each
subsequent transmission until the target responds or the maximum
number of hops is reached. The maximum number of hops is 30 by
default and can be specified using the -h parameter. The path is
determined by examining the ICMP Time Exceeded messages returned
by intermediate routers and the Echo Reply message returned by the
destination. However, some routers do not return Time Exceeded
messages for packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to
the tracert command. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is
displayed for that hop. . To trace a path and provide network
latency and packet loss for each router and link in the path, use
the pathping command. . This command is available only if the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is installed as a component in
the properties of a network adapter in Network Connections

Examples
To trace the path to the host named corp7.microsoft.com, type:

tracert corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and prevent
the resolution of each IP address to its name, type:

tracert -d corp7.microsoft.com

To trace the path to the host named
corp7.microsoft.com and use the
loose source route 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1, type:

tracert -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1 corp7.microsoft.com


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted and
pecked:
Why doesn't tracert work the same in XP as it does in
W2K? I just want to get the hosts names associated with a
specific IP address. These hosts are workstations on the
network.
-----Original Message-----
Lois;

How to Use TRACERT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314868

Tracert

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314067

Microsoft Windows XP - Trace a path by using the tracert command

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...tion/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_tracert.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Lois hunted
and
pecked:
In W2K, tracert will give me the host name if I enter the
IP and the IP if I enter the host name. Why doesn't that
do the same in XP and what do to get the host name from an
IP address?

.

.

.