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Browse but not trace

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Browse but not trace

Browse but not trace

(OP)
I have a web address for a surveillance system that I can browse to for viewing however a traceroute goes 14 hops then can't find anything after.  I can't ping the address either.  I know you can configure a device to not respond to pings and I assume that's what going on there - could that be blocking the trace as well?

Jeff
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RE: Browse but not trace

yes I suspect that is the case.
The ping request is potentially getting as far as there router and then failing.
Do you know the router address? Try pinging this

RE: Browse but not trace

(OP)
No I don't.  

I'm not worried about the ping anyway.  I was just curious about the fact that I could browse to the site but not trace the route fully.

Jeff
It's never too early to begin preparing for International Talk Like a Pirate Day
"The software I buy sucks,  The software I write sucks.  It's time to give up and have a beer..." - Me

RE: Browse but not trace

If there is a device in the chain that is set to not respond to ICMP traffic, which seems to be a common default setting on most routers (at least home variety ones) this will cause traceroute to stop at that node.
 

RE: Browse but not trace

(OP)
I figured it was something like that.  Thanks.

Jeff
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RE: Browse but not trace

Well explained Noway2 - thats basically what I was getting at

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