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Using the Layer 2 Traceroute Utility
Using the Layer 2 Traceroute Utility
To display the Layer 2 path that a packet takes from a source device to a destination device, perform one
of these tasks in privileged EXEC mode:
Command
Router# traceroute mac
[interface type interface_number ] source_mac_address
[interface type interface_number ]
destination_mac_address [vlan vlan_id ] [detail]
Router# traceroute mac ip { source_ip_address |
source_hostname } { destination_ip_address |
destination_hostname } [detail]
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Purpose
Uses MAC addresses to trace the path that packets take
through the network.
Uses IP addresses to trace the path that packets take through
the network.
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