How to Stop a Cisco Traceroute, Ping or Extended Ping

Stop Extended Ping or Traceroute in Cisco Router:

If you don’t want to continue extended ping up to repeated number of times or Traceroute up 30 hops, you can find below option to ‘escape sequence’ to stop a Cisco extended ping or traceroute is.

One way actually works is holding CTRL + SHIFT then pressing the number 6 key twice.

Returning to the Terminal Server from Cisco Router:

To exit a Cisco device and return to the terminal server, hold CTRL + SHIFT then press 6. Release CTRL + SHIFT and press X.