doc/manpages/mtracebis.rst

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   2 MTRACEBIS
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   5 .. include:: defines.rst
   6 .. |PROGRAM| replace:: mtracebis
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   8 SYNOPSIS
   9 ========
  10 |PROGRAM| |synopsis-options-hv|
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  12 |PROGRAM| <multicast source> [<multicast group>]
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  14 DESCRIPTION
  15 ===========
  16 |PROGRAM| is a program for initiating multicast traceroute, or "mtrace", queries.
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  18 It can initiate two types of mtrace queries: weak and group.
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  20 Weak tests whether the interfaces towards the source are multicast enabled and is
  21 initiated by supplying only the multicast source address.
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  23 Group tests whether there is multicast routing protocol state for particular
  24 multicast group and is initiated by supplying mutlicast source and group.
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  26 The first query sent is a full query, capable of crossing the network all the way
  27 to the source. If this fails, hop-by-hop queries are initiated.
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  29 Hop-by-hop queries start by requesting only a response from the nearest router.
  30 Following that, next query is extended to the next two routers, and so on...
  31 until a set of routers is tested for connectivity.
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  33 FILES
  34 =====
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  36 |INSTALL_PREFIX_SBIN|/|PROGRAM|
  37    The default location of the |PROGRAM| binary.
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  39 .. include:: epilogue.rst
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  41 AUTHORS
  42 =======
  43
  44 Mladen Sablic