TTL Expired in Transit

[Tech Support]

I had a question regarding ping command that we generally use to check connectivity with any computer or
network device like routers. But sometimes we get reply from a different IP address not from the one we try to ping. And also get a messege TTL expired in transit.

Can anyone please let me know when and why do we get this messege TTL expired in transit?

 

[Zylstra]

TTL means:
Time To Live.

Microsoft says:

Error Message:

TTL expired in transit.

Explanation:

The TTL value determines the maximum amount of time an IP packet may live in the network without reaching its destination. It is effectively a bound on the number of routers an IP packet may pass through before being discarded. This message indicates that the TTL expired in transit.

User Action:

Increase the TTL value using the -i parameter with the ping command.

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/w2000Msgs/1304.mspx?mfr=true