What is the command to stop a traceroute on cisco router?
Hi Captain, to stop the traceroute you've to type in the "escape-character" ... .... if you do a "show terminal" you'll find the actual setting of it .... anyhow, I've never been able to (successfully) type in the escape-character that is set by default. .... I usually change is with " terminal escape-character 3" to Control-C. .... Regards ... Rainer
I agree and it does work sometimes at least. I am still not fully clear on all of this however: To clarify (I think) the default escape character is [Control]^ then x. To get that (for the un initiated) you press and hold the [Ctrl] and [Shitft] keys and press and release the '^' key (in the UK the 6 above "T"). You may then release the [Ctrl] and [Shitft] keys at your leisure and press 'x'. Is the 'x' case sensitive? e.g. on (C837-K9O3SY6-M), Version 12.2(13)ZH2 using Putty (VERY, very fine free telnet/ssh client) with default settings. I can stop a trace with just [Ctrl][Shitf]^. router#trace doc.ic.ac.uk Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.1.24) 1 xxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx) 180 msec 16 msec 16 msec 2 217.32.70.130 12 msec 8 msec 16 msec 3 217.32.70.238 20 msec 20 msec 20 msec 4 g2-3.lon-gs1dsl.mistral.net (217.154.184.65) 16 msec 20 msec 24 msec 5 g5-0.lon-th2rt.mistral.net (217.154.71.16) 16 msec 12 msec 20 msec 6 217.154.71.4 20 msec router#
No. The escape character is JUST CTRL-SHIFT-6. The "X" is used to bring you back to the EXEC session. AS an example TrmSvr#trace 24.29.99.17 Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to 24.29.99.17 1 * * I hit CTRL-SHIFT-6 (hold ctrl and shift down and repeatedly hit 6) to kill the session. -- hsb "Somehow I imagined this experience would be more rewarding" Calvin *************** USE ROT13 TO SEE MY EMAIL ADDRESS **************** ******************************************************************** Due to the volume of email that I receive, I may not not be able to reply to emails sent to my account. Please post a followup instead. ********************************************************************
I hit CTRL-SHIFT-6 (hold ctrl and shift down and repeatedly hit 6) to For the same reason why I hit a lit elevator button, I hit 6 a multiple times! <G> -- hsb "Somehow I imagined this experience would be more rewarding" Calvin *************** USE ROT13 TO SEE MY EMAIL ADDRESS **************** ******************************************************************** Due to the volume of email that I receive, I may not not be able to reply to emails sent to my account. Please post a followup instead. ********************************************************************
One defect I've noticed on at least some command/IOS release/HW platform combinations, is that the <ctl-shift-6> break ONLY works if it is the FIRST character typed. If you happen to hit any other keys/key combinations, there is no way to break in. I've never bothered to report it or check to see if it is already in Cisco's bug tracking system. Some commands also require the two keystroke combination <ctrl-shift-6> followed by <shift-X>. Type ahead (typing another command while the previous command is still executing) is another feature which works inconsistently, but I suspect that is more a function of Telnet than of the IOS. Good luck and have fun!
I agree with this, but in a related question. If you connect to a device console through a terminal server session. How do you execute the break sequence without the terminal server dropping you out of your session. (using a Cisco 2600 router with a 32 port async card) That break sequence leaves the traceroute going and your console session logged in, but suspends your connection to the device and returns you to the exec of the terminal server. I end up having to watch the traceroute complete, which is painful. Any ideas, anyone? Kevin
