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Date:      Sun, 09 Sep 2001 11:24:24 -0400
From:      "Kenneth Mays" <kmays2000@hotmail.com>
To:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   4.4RC4 + traceroute v1.3.2 (bug)
Message-ID:  <LAW2-F149HU3NAPMfev000181bb@hotmail.com>

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I seem to have a bug with traceroute. I tested traceroute using networks 
using VLANs/VPNs. Strange thing happens. The Microsoft tracert seems to work 
fine all the time. The generic UNIX traceroute v1.4a12 which I have compiled 
on FreeBSD v4.3R and 4.4RC4 works consistent to the Microsoft tracert 
program.

The problem is with traceroute 1.3.2 which seems to die in certain areas of 
the network. I will see "*" responses where the other versions of the 
program will give me response times. I also test traceroute 1.4a5 (popular 
on Solaris systems) on both a Solaris 2.6 and FreeBSD 4.3R box which gave 
bad results. Traceroute 1.4a12 and tracert worked fine.
I even tested Neoworx's Neotrace against traceroute 1.3.2 and found the same 
issues in which traceroute 1.3.2 failed in certain areas. Tracert and 
traceroute 1.4a12 were consistent to Neotrace Express v3.x.

Programs tested on FreeBSD 4.3R and 4.4RC4 test machines:
1. traceroute 1.3.2
2. traceroute 1.4a5
3. traceroute 1.4a12 (wins every time!)

Programs tested on Win98SE/NTSP6a test machines:
1. tracert (built-in)
2. Neoworx's Neotrace Express 3.x
3. Solarwinds traceroute tool (not mentioned above but used).

Ken Mays
4.4RC4

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