Using the Trace Route tool

You can right-click a device on the topology map to do a trace route on a network device. This tool sends out echo requests to the selected device, then traces the path it takes to get to the device IP address or host name. This tool is often used to determine where, on the network, a data transmission interruption occurs. The results of the trace route shows the IP address of each device encountered on the path and the time it took to reach each device encountered on the path.

To run a Trace Route on a device:

1. From the main menu of the WhatsConnected console, select View > Topology Maps. The Topology Maps view appears.
2. Select a topology map you want to view in the topology tree view.
3. Right-click a device that you want to run a Trace Route on. The right-click menu appears.
4. Click Trace Route. The command prompt dialog appears and runs a trace route on the selected device.
5. Click X to close the command prompt dialog.

See Also Managing individual devices on the topology map Adding device links manually Viewing device properties from a topology map Capturing device configurations Browsing a device Connecting to a device with Telnet or SSH Connecting to a device using Remote Desktop Connection Using the Ping tool