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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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tracert/traceroute The tracert (Windows) and traceroute (macOS, Linux)

utilities show the route that a packet takes to get to its destination. From a

command line, type tracert or traceroute followed by a space and an IP

address or URL. The output describes the route from your machine to the

destination machine, including all devices the packet passes through and how

long each hop between devices takes (see Figure 19-12). The

tracert/traceroute command can come in handy when you have to

troubleshoot bottlenecks. When users complain of difficulty reaching a

particular destination by using TCP/IP, you can run this utility to determine

whether the problem exists on a machine or connection over which you have

control, or if it is a problem on another machine or router. Similarly, if a

destination is completely unreachable, tracert/traceroute can again determine

whether the problem is on a machine or router over which you have control.

Figure 19-12 The tracert command in action

Try This! Running tracert/traceroute

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