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Extract the source

1. Place the CD-R in the CD-ROM drive. Mount the CD-ROM drive under /mnt/cdrom.
   • At the prompt enter:
     mount /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom
   • You will see the following line appear:
     mount: block device /dev/hdb is write-protected, mounting read-only
2. Change to the /apps directory on the CD-R.
   • At the prompt enter:
     cd /mnt/cdrom/apps
   • The prompt will change to:
     [/mnt/cdrom/apps]#
3. Copy the traceroute.tar.gz file to the directory /usr/src.
   • At the prompt enter:
     cp traceroute.tar.gz /usr/src
   • The system will not display a message if everything is OK.
4. Change to the /usr/src directory and extract the source from the .tar.gz file.
   • At the prompt enter:
     cd /usr/src
   • The prompt will change to:
     [/usr/src]#
   • At the prompt enter:
     tar -zxvf traceroute.tar.gz
   • A long stream of unzipping files and directories should scroll up the screen for about a second.

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Configure and compile

1. Change to the /usr/src/traceroute-1.4a12 directory.
   • At the prompt enter:
     cd traceroute-1.4a12
   • The prompt will change to:
     [/usr/src/traceroute-1.4a12]#
2. Change the value of the MANDEST variable in the file Makefile.in to /usr/man.
   • At the prompt enter:
     nano Makefile.in
   • The screen will show the contents of Makefile.in with information about the file at the top and bottom of the screen.
   • Scroll down the document until you see the lines:
     # Pathname of directory to install the man page
MANDEST = @mandir@
   • Change the line to read:
     MANDEST = /usr/man
   • Save the file and exit the text editor.
     • Press Ctrl+x on the keyboard.
     • The contents of the white line at the bottom of the screen will change to read:
       Save modified buffer (ANSWERING "No" WILL DESTROY CHANGES) ?
     • Type y.
     • The contents of the white line at the bottom of the screen will change to read:
       File Name to write: Makefile.in
     • Press Enter.
     • You will be returned to the system prompt.
3. Run the ./configure script.
   • At the prompt enter:
     ./configure
   • A few lines of code should should scroll up the screen for about five seconds.
   • The script finishes with the line:
     creating Makefile
4. Run the make program.
   • At the prompt enter:
     make
   • A long stream of processes should scroll up the screen for about five seconds.
   • The program finishes with the line:
     gcc -O -DHAVE_MALLOC_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_SELECT_H=1 -DHAVE_NET_ROUTE_H=1 -DHAVE_STRERROR=1 -DHAVE_USLEEP=1 -DHAVE_SETLINEBUF=1 -DBYTESWAP_IP_HDR=1 -DHAVE_ICMP_NEXTMTU=1 -I. -Ilinux-include -o traceroute traceroute.o ifaddrlist.o findsaddr-linux.o version.o
5. Add the user bin to the system.
   • At the system prompt enter:
     useradd bin
   • The system will not display a message if everything is OK.
6. Add the group bin to the system.
   • At the system prompt enter:
     groupadd bin
   • The system will not display a message if everything is OK.
7. Run the make program with the argument install.
   • At the prompt enter:
     make install
   • The system displays finishes with the line:
     /usr/bin/ginstall -c -m 4555 -o root -g bin traceroute /usr/local/sbin
8. Link the executable traceroute to the /usr/bin directory.
   • At the system prompt enter:
     ln -s /usr/src/traceroute-1.4a12/traceroute /usr/bin/traceroute
   • The system will not display a message if everything is OK.
9. Run the make program with the argument install-man.
   • At the prompt enter:
     make install-man
   • The system displays finishes with the line:
     /usr/bin/ginstall -c -m 444 -o bin -g bin traceroute.8 /usr/man/man8

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Testing traceroute

1. At the system prompt enter:
   traceroute www.domain.com
   where www.domain.com is the domain to which you want to trace the route.
   • If the trace is successful, a numbered list of host names/IP addresses will appear until the destination is reached. Information regarding response times will be displayed as well.

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