open EXE, qq{/usr/sbin/traceroute -q 1 -w 2 -i dmfe0 $ip_address |};
my @trace = <EXE>;
my @trace_out = "";
        foreach (@trace){
                $_ =~ s/\n//;
                if ( $_ =~ /some|checks|here/ ){
                        @trace_out = (split /\s+/, $_ );
                }
        }