Traceroute is a network utility program to trace the path from one network to another. It displays response times that occur at each stop (hops) along the route. We can know if there is any connectivity issue or latency connecting to a target. The stops having issue can be identified by looking into the report generated by traceroute. Command: tracert hostname hostname - Name of the destination server that is traced Example: Reading the traceoute test results: There are 6 rows. Each row represents a hop. Route can be traced up to maximum of 30 hops. There are 5 columns in each row. Hop# - No. of hops that packets are traveled RTT (Rount Trip Time) Columns - Time taken by packets to communicate with the host (both way). Three separate packets are sent. It helps to check consistency or a lack in the route. Domain/IP Address - IP address of the router. Domain name is displayed if it's available The data of RTT columns are important to check if there are fa
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