Traceroute

GCX - A Reliance Company Vanco · ‎01-28-2015

Hi why i am getting the multiple IP in the sam hop,

60.166.16.57 4 msec 0 msec 0 msec         China Telecom Anhui
2 61.190.194.173 0 msec 0 msec 0 msec    China Telecom
3 61.132.190.241 12 msec       China Telecom
    61.132.190.233 24 msec     China Telecom
    61.132.190.217 4 msec     China Telecom
4 202.97.55.61 16 msec    China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.82.129 20 msec   China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.39.129 16 msec  China Telecom backbone network
5 *
    202.97.33.22 12 msec   China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.50.246 12 msec  China Telecom backbone network
6 202.97.33.50 16 msec  China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.35.146 12 msec  China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.33.50 16 msec  China Telecom backbone network
7 202.97.58.186 288 msec  China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.58.202 320 msec 320 msec China Telecom backbone network
8 202.97.90.110 264 msec  China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.49.110 272 msec  China Telecom backbone network
    202.97.90.110 256 msec  China Telecom backbone network
9 * *
    4.53.210.117 288 msec  Level 3 Communications
10 4.69.144.15 268 msec * *   Level 3 Communications
11 64.215.81.146 296 msec * 296 msec Level 3 Communications
12 202.147.61.193 180 msec 196 msec 180 msec Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
13 202.147.61.193 192 msec  Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
    202.147.61.194 216 msec  Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
    202.147.61.193 188 msec  Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
14 202.147.61.194 224 msec  Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
    61.14.157.142 236 msec  Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
    202.147.61.194 224 msec  Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
15 203.192.134.70 208 msec * Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
    61.14.157.142 216 msec  Pacnet Services (Japan) Corp.
16 203.192.134.70 204 msec * *

Aztec_ · ‎01-31-2015

Hello Surjeet,

It means there is other alternative IP at that hop the reach the destination. Something like load balance or back up route.