Description

When troubleshooting or analyzing network configurations in Junos, it is often necessary to view the routing table entries associated with a specific next-hop address.

This can help in validating routing policies, debugging path selection, or ensuring that traffic is routed correctly through the intended next hop. 

Solution

The show route next-hop command in Junos OS allows you to display all routing table entries pointing to a specified next-hop IP address. You can also use the detail option to view additional information about these entries. 

show route next-hop <next-hop-ip-address> 


root@Lab> show route next-hop ?
Possible completions:
  <next-hop>           IP address of next hop that is destination for entries
root@Lab> show route next-hop 10.219.31.166

inet.0: 5 destinations, 5 routes (5 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)
+ = Active Route, - = Last Active, * = Both

0.0.0.0/0          *[Static/5] 02:26:58
                    >  to 10.219.31.166 via fxp0.0

inet6.0: 1 destinations, 1 routes (1 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)

root@Lab>

Detailed Route Information - To view detailed information about the routes, use the detail option:


root@Lab> show route next-hop 10.219.31.166 detail

inet.0: 5 destinations, 5 routes (5 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)
0.0.0.0/0 (1 entry, 1 announced)
        *Static Preference: 5
                Next hop type: Router, Next hop index: 335
                Address: 0x744a784
                Next-hop reference count: 3, key opaque handle: 0x0, non-key opaque handle: 0x0
                Next hop: 10.219.31.166 via fxp0.0, selected
                Session Id: 0
                State: <Active Int Ext>
                Age: 2:28:24
                Validation State: unverified
                Task: RT
                Announcement bits (2): 0-KRT 2-RT
                AS path: I
                Thread: junos-main
                Route Record: Recorded nexthop 0x744a784
                              as-index: 1 (Recorded) com-index 0 (Not-Recorded)

inet6.0: 1 destinations, 1 routes (1 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)

root@Lab>

Modification History

2024-11-21 : Article Created