Traceroute Scout

A Traceroute Scout checks the available routes taken by packets across an IP network to reach the destination. It finds all various hops (routers) that the packets went through and checks the latency of each hop along the way.

To create a Traceroute Scout:

1. Under Type, select Traceroute from the dropdown.
2. Enter one of the following: IP, FQDN, or Hostname.
3. Give your scout a descriptive Name that you and others can identify in reports.
4. Under Run Every, define how often you run the scout by dragging the scale to an interval of minutes. The options are 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes.
5. Optionally click Show additional parameters to define the following:
   1. Protocol. Which protocol to use:
      ICMP
      TCP
      UDP
   2. Port. If you selected TCP or UDP as the protocol, you can enter the relevant port. 
   3. Timeout. Enter an amount of time in milliseconds to wait to complete the test.
   4. Max number of paths to find. You can enter a value for how many available paths to find along the route. The default value is 3 in which case the Scout tries to find 3 optional paths to the destination.
   5. Min Time To Live (TTL). Define the first hop to check during the test.
   6. Max Time To Live (TTL). Define the last hop to check during the test.