How to make traceroute trace beyond 30 hops?
From man 1 traceroute:
-m max_ttl
Specifies the maximum number of hops (max time-to-live value)
traceroute will probe. The default is 30.
When some location is further than 30 hops, it probably means simply that last hops does not replies when TTL exceeds.
Unless, it's a story:
$ traceroute -m100 216.81.59.173
traceroute to 216.81.59.173 (216.81.59.173), 100 hops max, 52 byte packets
(...)
14 episode.iv (206.214.251.1) 173.387 ms 171.638 ms 171.201 ms
15 a.new.hope (206.214.251.6) 168.299 ms 168.400 ms 172.040 ms
16 it.is.a.period.of.civil.war (206.214.251.9) 173.990 ms 172.892 ms 170.148 ms
17 rebel.spaceships (206.214.251.14) 171.745 ms 169.772 ms 169.002 ms
18 striking.from.a.hidden.base (206.214.251.17) 170.697 ms 168.263 ms 168.610 ms
19 have.won.their.first.victory (206.214.251.22) 171.065 ms 170.167 ms 265.206 ms
20 against.the.evil.galactic.empire (206.214.251.25) 170.906 ms 234.735 ms 169.272 ms
21 during.the.battle (206.214.251.30) 171.541 ms 169.632 ms 173.910 ms
22 rebel.spies.managed (206.214.251.33) 170.619 ms 170.862 ms 171.820 ms
23 to.steal.secret.plans (206.214.251.38) 171.433 ms 182.794 ms 171.130 ms
24 to.the.empires.ultimate.weapon (206.214.251.41) 171.000 ms 173.832 ms 169.343 ms
25 the.death.star (206.214.251.46) 171.819 ms 170.550 ms 168.248 ms
26 an.armored.space.station (206.214.251.49) 168.109 ms 171.418 ms 170.669 ms
27 with.enough.power.to (206.214.251.54) 169.475 ms 172.276 ms 169.378 ms
28 destroy.an.entire.planet (206.214.251.57) 170.520 ms 170.210 ms 174.096 ms
29 pursued.by.the.empires (206.214.251.62) 169.275 ms 171.433 ms 172.075 ms
30 sinister.agents (206.214.251.65) 170.922 ms 171.965 ms 171.492 ms
31 princess.leia.races.home (206.214.251.70) 171.816 ms 170.498 ms 171.694 ms
32 aboard.her.starship (206.214.251.73) 172.262 ms 168.907 ms 172.208 ms
33 custodian.of.the.stolen.plans (206.214.251.78) 171.719 ms 174.277 ms 170.684 ms
34 that.can.save.her (206.214.251.81) 171.340 ms 171.182 ms 174.110 ms
35 people.and.restore (206.214.251.86) 170.111 ms 172.270 ms 171.921 ms
36 freedom.to.the.galaxy (206.214.251.89) 172.464 ms 173.231 ms 171.365 ms
37 0-----i-------i-----0 (206.214.251.94) 173.037 ms 171.931 ms 170.092 ms
38 0------------------0 (206.214.251.97) 172.218 ms 171.107 ms 171.267 ms
39 0-----------------0 (206.214.251.102) 171.400 ms 172.031 ms 174.598 ms
40 0----------------0 (206.214.251.105) 170.030 ms 173.025 ms 171.469 ms
41 0---------------0 (206.214.251.110) 172.326 ms 171.856 ms 172.994 ms
42 0--------------0 (206.214.251.113) 170.856 ms 174.109 ms 170.936 ms
43 0-------------0 (206.214.251.118) 171.991 ms 172.868 ms 173.722 ms
44 0------------0 (206.214.251.121) 171.233 ms 169.809 ms 173.038 ms
45 0-----------0 (206.214.251.126) 171.787 ms 172.344 ms 171.002 ms
46 0----------0 (206.214.251.129) 173.352 ms 170.713 ms 173.296 ms
47 0---------0 (206.214.251.134) 171.911 ms 172.478 ms 170.493 ms
48 0--------0 (206.214.251.137) 172.383 ms 170.712 ms 174.033 ms
49 0-------0 (206.214.251.142) 169.868 ms 171.649 ms 171.364 ms
50 0------0 (206.214.251.145) 172.330 ms 169.414 ms 171.859 ms
51 0-----0 (206.214.251.150) 173.134 ms 197.696 ms 170.179 ms
52 0----0 (206.214.251.153) 173.789 ms 171.736 ms 173.433 ms
53 0---0 (206.214.251.158) 173.885 ms 173.725 ms 172.579 ms
54 0--0 (206.214.251.161) 170.834 ms 173.887 ms 171.137 ms
55 0-0 (206.214.251.166) 172.897 ms 171.225 ms 171.217 ms
56 00 (206.214.251.169) 173.286 ms 174.234 ms 171.737 ms
57 i (206.214.251.174) 173.487 ms 172.496 ms 172.307 ms
58 by.ryan.werber (206.214.251.177) 174.808 ms 173.357 ms 172.911 ms
59 blizzards.breed.ccie.creativity (206.214.251.182) 171.963 ms 174.378 ms 172.888 ms
60 please.try.again.tracerote.to.obiwan.scrye.net (206.214.251.185) 171.410 ms 173.825 ms 171.782 ms
61 read.more.at.beaglenetworks.net (206.214.251.190) 174.625 ms * 175.767 ms