Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-01-16

Chapter 15. Networking Utilities

Traceroute-2.0.18

Introduction to Traceroute

The Traceroute package contains a program which is used to display the network route that packets take to reach a specified host. This is a standard network troubleshooting tool. If you find yourself unable to connect to another system, traceroute can help pinpoint the problem.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/traceroute

Installation of Traceroute

Install Traceroute by running the following commands: 

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make prefix=/usr install

Contents

Installed Program: traceroute
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

traceroute

does basically what it says: it traces the route your packets take from the host you are working on to another host on a network, showing all the intermediate hops (gateways) along the way.

Last updated on 2011-11-07 19:28:04 +0000