PRTG Manual: Traceroute Hop Count Sensor
The Traceroute Hop Count sensor traces the number of hops from the probe system to the IP Address/DNS Name of the parent device.
If the number of hops (the route) changes, you can additionally define a different sensor status.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: Traceroute Hop Count
- French: Compteur de hop Traceroute
- German: Traceroute Hop-Anzahl
- Japanese: Traceroute ホップ数
- Portuguese: Contagem de hops em traceroute
- Russian: Кол-во переходов трассировки маршрута
- Simplified Chinese: Traceroute 跳跃计数
- Spanish: Recuento de saltos traceroute
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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Performance impact |
This sensor has a high performance impact. We recommend that you use no more than 200 of this sensor on each probe. |
.NET 4.7.2 or later |
This sensor requires .NET 4.7.2 or later from Microsoft on the probe system. In a cluster, install it on every cluster node. If the sensor shows the error PE087, additionally install .NET 3.5 on the probe system. If the framework is missing, you cannot create this sensor. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: Which .NET version does PRTG require? |
Windows Server |
We recommend Windows Server 2016 on the probe system for best performance of this sensor. |
IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- ptfsensor
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Setting |
Description |
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If Route Changes |
Define what to do if the route has changed since the last check:
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Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
This option is not available when the sensor runs on the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node. |
Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab. |
Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Execution Time |
The execution time |
Hops |
The number of hops This channel is the primary channel by default. |
KNOWLEDGE BASE
Which .NET version does PRTG require?
What security features does PRTG include?