# traceroute

Source: https://www.pingtower.com/docs/addons/traceroute/

Trace the path to a host and notice when it changes. Needs traceroute.

<span class="pill priv">privileged</span> Add `traceroute` to `agent.enable_addons`. Needs the `traceroute` binary.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Default | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `host`<span class="req">REQUIRED</span> | | |
| `max_hops` | `30` | |
| `probes` | `3` | Per hop. |
| `wait` | `1s` | Per probe, whole seconds, at most 30. |

A path where some hops do not answer is **degraded**. No hop answering at all is **down**.

## Measurements

`hops`, `path_change` (1 when the path differs from the last run), `rtt_ms`, and `hop_<n>_rtt_ms` per hop.