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I'm having a problem with traceroute on Linux. The command isn't working but tracert does work fine. Both commands are actually running the traceroute command as tracert is just a symbolic link to traceroute.
Why is it not working as expected?
Here's a screenshot showing the behavior:
justcode
Posted 2013-08-29T23:16:34.963
Reputation: 183
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The program is looking at argv[0] (its name) and invoking different behavior based on which command (tracert or traceroute) you're using.
If you execute the program tracert then argv[0] is tracert.
So two commands, same executable, different paths through the code invoking different behavior.
On Ubuntu Linux:
traceroute6 is equivalent to traceroute -6
tracert is equivalent to traceroute -I
tcptraceroute is equivalent to traceroute -T
dcaswell
Posted 2013-08-29T23:16:34.963
Reputation: 176
Certainly a possibility, though it would be interesting to know which options are being flipped to explain the particular difference in behaviour. – IMSoP – 2013-08-29T23:35:53.160
Good idea to add that info -- done! – dcaswell – 2013-08-29T23:50:34.797
Fixed, same as traceroute -I. – justcode – 2013-08-30T01:06:01.733
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Add traceroute to your system PATH:
$echo $PATH
xxxxxxxx
$ which traceroute
/bin/traceroute
does xxxxxxxx contains traceroute? Then just make a soft link.
jason
Posted 2013-08-29T23:16:34.963
Reputation: 11
2There may be other programs in your shell's search path with one or both names. Try
./tracert,./traceroute(to invoke the executables in your current location) andwhich tracertandwhich tracerouteto see what is actually run when you don't specify the location. – IMSoP – 2013-08-29T23:34:42.450