Using traceroute
.pfSense exposes the traceroute service that's included on almost all operating systems. This can be handy for administrators who need to perform an ad-hoc traceroute.
This recipe describes how to use the traceroute utility in pfSense.
How to do it...
- Browse to Diagnostics | Traceroute.
- Set Host to the IP Address or hostname of the machine we're trying to trace.
- Choose the Maximum number of hops for the trace to jump.
- Optionally check Use ICMP.
- Click the Traceroute button.
How it works...
The traceroute utility allows administrators to perform ...
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