--- traceroute.c.orig 2006-08-14 20:01:01.000000000 +0000 +++ traceroute.c 2006-08-14 20:01:17.000000000 +0000 @@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ int len = ntohs(getshort(ans+off)); int retval = off+len+2; int i,j; - char name[256]; + static char name[256]; off += 2; switch (typ) {