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Why can I ping an IP address but not 'traceroute' it?

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Mar 15, 2026175173 views
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Problem

I can ping an IP address, but I can't traceroute it. How could this be? The fifth IP address in the traceroute isn't the same as at the "ping CENSORED.CENSORED".

Error Output

[USERNAME@HOSTNAME ~]$ ping CENSORED.CENSORED
PING CENSORED.CENSORED (CENSORED) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from CENSORED.CENSORED (CENSORED): icmp_req=1 ttl=49 time=52.8 ms
64 bytes from CENSORED.CENSORED (CENSORED): icmp_req=2 ttl=49 time=49.4 ms
64 bytes from CENSORED.CENSORED (CENSORED): icm…

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Fix for: Why can I ping an IP address but not 'traceroute' it?

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Try using a different method in your traceroute, for example TCP SYN or ICMP instead of the default UDP method. For example note the difference between ICMP and TCP:

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