07-30-2009
Not really. traceroute isn't really for endpoint checking, but rather testing the network between two nodes.
Meaning: you can check whether the host at the other end is the problem or if a component in between fails.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
inetutils-traceroute
TRACEROUTE(1) User Commands TRACEROUTE(1)
NAME
traceroute - Trace the route to a host
SYNOPSIS
traceroute [OPTION...] HOST
DESCRIPTION
Print the route packets trace to network host.
-M, --type=METHOD
use METHOD (`icmp' or `udp') for traceroute operations
-p, --port=PORT
use destination PORT port (default: 33434)
-q, --tries=NUM
send NUM probe packets per hop (default: 3)
--resolve-hostnames
resolve hostnames
-?, --help
give this help list
--usage
give a short usage message
-V, --version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
AUTHOR
Written by Elian Gidoni.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for traceroute is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and traceroute programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
info traceroute
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU inetutils 1.9 December 2011 TRACEROUTE(1)