timeouts within a traceroute may be caused by security configurations on devices along the route, they will *pass* packets properly as a router, but their interfaces will not respond, even to icmp type traffic, making them 'stealth' to some scripted attacks that target addresses that respond.
Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security -----Original Message----- From: Jon D [mailto:rekcahp...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TraceRoute Timout -- Normal??? I've never paid enough attention. When youguys do a tracert to your wan links, is it normal to get a timeout somewhere along the way, like maybe right after your border router? I'm assuming the answer is 'NO', but I just wanted to verify. I have users complaining about speed. I see some high latency, and I see a timeout right after my wan router, but traffic is getting through despite the timeout. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks in advance, Jon ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
