From 20599d15b70ce99a2f0356728661156448dbb4be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luis Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 19:36:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a note about Nping's behaviour when doing --traceroute. this is something that needs to be discussed --- todo/nping.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/todo/nping.txt b/todo/nping.txt index fafa5daf8..3bc67e665 100644 --- a/todo/nping.txt +++ b/todo/nping.txt @@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ * Update documentation for option --delay, including that now, time specification as float numbers is supported (eg: --delay 0.1 meaning 100ms) +* When doing ICMP echo traceroute (with --traceroute), unless the user + supplies a custom round count (-c/--count), Nping only sends 5 packets + (default round count). This is usually not enough to reach hosts + on the internet. What should be the default behaviour? Stick with the + default round count of 5 or increment it when --traceroute is set? /***************************************************************************** * Things that have been solved already *