Traceroute work for both Windows and Unix, we'll see one by one example.
When we connect to a website – e.g, itexamples.com or any IP address – the traffic has to go through several intermediaries before reaching the website. The traffic goes through our local router, our Internet service provider’s routers, onto larger networks, and so on. Traceroute shows us the traffic path takes to reach the website.
Windows: tracert IP Address or URL. e.g: itexamples.com
Click on the Windows Start > Then type the cmd and enter
Command windows will appear, Type tracert and enter
C:\Users\itexamples>tracert
Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]
[-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name
Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
-R Trace round-trip path (IPv6-only).
-S srcaddr Source address to use (IPv6-only).
-4 Force using IPv4.
-6 Force using IPv6.
Note: just for help.
Now type the command:
C:\Users\itexamples>tracert itexamples.com
Tracing route to tutorialbyexample.com [216.239.32.21]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms 1 ms 10.33.127.252
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
As I am accessing this site with proxy and due to unable to get it but in actual you will get details like below:
C:\Users\itexamples>tracert 10.100.100.100
Tracing route to 10.100.100.100 over a maximum of 30 hops
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms x.x.x.x
2 <1 ms <1 ms 1 ms x.x.x.x
3 20 ms 20 ms 20 ms x.x.x.x
4 20 ms 20 ms 20 ms x.x.x.x
5 20 ms 20 ms 21 ms x.x.x.x
Trace complete.
Where as x.x.x.x is different IP Address.
Unix: tacert IP or URL
[itexamples@unix ~]$ traceroute xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
traceroute to xx.xxx.xxx.xxx (xx.xxx.xxx.xxx), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 unixhost (xx.xxx.xxx.xxx) 1.064 ms 1.113 ms 1.101 ms
Output is very easy for understand it.
Ref: Windows or Unix help
