How Do I Perform a Traceroute?
by Shawn
Traceroute is a command which can show you the path a packet of information takes from your computer to one you specify. It will list all the routers it passes through until it reaches its destination, or fails to and is discarded. In addition to this, it will tell you how long each 'hop' from router to router takes.
1) Click on the Windows start button and then Run
2) In the run box type the word command and press OK
3) In the black screen which appears type tracert then a space, followed by your domain name, then hit return
4) A list of all the computers carrying data between your computer and the [domain's] server will gradually appear.
5) That's a traceroute!
Here is an example of a traceroute on my computer to Uncover the Net.
Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.
C:\DOCUME~1\H&BENT~1>tracert uncoverthenet.com
Tracing route to uncoverthenet.com [209.59.142.82]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 9 ms 13 ms 10 ms 68.86.115.241
4 9 ms 9 ms 26 ms 68.87.230.81
5 11 ms 9 ms 13 ms 68.87.230.250
6 16 ms 34 ms 12 ms 12.125.194.13
7 16 ms 17 ms 14 ms 12.123.4.226
8 40 ms 13 ms 14 ms ggr2-p310.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.65]
9 18 ms 20 ms 15 ms 0.so-1-1-0.BR6.CHI2.ALTER.NET [204.255.174.9]
10 35 ms 20 ms 15 ms 0.so-3-1-0.XL1.CHI2.ALTER.NET [152.63.71.93]
11 38 ms 14 ms 13 ms POS6-0.GW7.CHI2.ALTER.NET [152.63.67.189]
12 24 ms 22 ms 57 ms liquidwebOC12-gw.customer.alter.net [65.207.234.
198]
13 60 ms 28 ms 25 ms lw-core2-ge2.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.34]
14 32 ms 46 ms 22 ms lw-dist3-ge2.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.46]
15 25 ms 24 ms 26 ms host.uncoverthenet.com [209.59.142.82]
Trace complete.
C:\DOCUME~1\H&BENT~1>^A
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