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Chapter 2 Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Cisco IOS Commands
traceroute mac
traceroute mac
Use the traceroute mac privileged EXEC command to display the Layer 2 path taken by the packets
from the specified source MAC address to the specified destination MAC address.
traceroute mac [interface interface-id] {source-mac-address} [interface interface-id]
{destination-mac-address} [vlan vlan-id] [detail]
Note Layer 2 traceroute is available only on network node interfaces (NNIs).
Syntax Description
Defaults There is no default.
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines For Layer 2 traceroute to function properly, Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) must be enabled on all the
switches in the network. Do not disable CDP.
Note Layer 2 traceroute is available only on NNIs.
When the switch detects a device in the Layer 2 path that does not support Layer 2 traceroute, the switch
continues to send Layer 2 trace queries and lets them time out.
The maximum number of hops identified in the path is ten.
Layer 2 traceroute supports only unicast traffic. If you specify a multicast source or destination MAC
address, the physical path is not identified, and an error message appears.
The traceroute mac command output shows the Layer 2 path when the specified source and destination
addresses belong to the same VLAN. If you specify source and destination addresses that belong to
different VLANs, the Layer 2 path is not identified, and an error message appears.
interface interface-id (Optional) Specify an interface on the source or destination switch.
source-mac-address Specify the MAC address of the source switch in hexadecimal format.
destination-mac-address Specify the MAC address of the destination switch in hexadecimal format.
vlan vlan-id (Optional) Specify the VLAN on which to trace the Layer 2 path that the
packets take from the source switch to the destination switch. Valid VLAN
IDs are 1 to 4094.
detail (Optional) Specify that detailed information appears.
Release Modification
12.2(25)EX This command was introduced.
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