Name
tracert
Synopsis
Traces the route from the local machine to a remote host.
Syntax
tracert [-d] [-hmaxhops
] [-jhostlist
] [-wmsec
]remotehost
Options
-
-d
Command to not resolve IP addresses into hostnames
-
-h
maxhops
Maximum number of hops for the trace
-
-j
hostlist
Loose source route along the list of hosts
-
-w
msec
Timeout for replies in milliseconds
-
remotehost
IP address or DNS name of host at remote end of route
Examples
Trace route from local machine to www.umanitoba.ca (my alma mater):
tracert www.umanitoba.ca
Tracing route to spica.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.16.50] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 120 ms 281 ms 140 ms wnpgas01.mts.net [205.200.52.1]
2 121 ms 150 ms 130 ms wnpgbr00-f00-303.mts.net [205.200.52.7]
3 131 ms 120 ms 200 ms wnpgbr01-f000-101.mts.net [205.200.28.66]
4 140 ms 110 ms 140 ms wnpgin-c14out.mts.net [205.200.27.54]
5 120 ms 150 ms 140 ms 207.161.242.34
6 120 ms 141 ms 130 ms atrouter.cc.umanitoba.ca [207.161.242.18]
7 120 ms 131 ms 140 ms bbrouter.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.0.1]
8 140 ms 140 ms 150 ms spica.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.16.50]
Trace complete.
Determine route to Beijing University in China:
tracert www.pku.edu.cn -d
Tracing route to sun1000e.pku.edu.cn [202.112.7.12] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 121 ms 130 ms 100 ms 205.200.52.1 2 110 ms 111 ms 110 ms 205.200.52.7 3 120 ms 110 ms 110 ms 205.200.28.66 4 110 ms 100 ms 120 ms 206.108.110.5 5 100 ms 120 ms 120 ms 206.108.102.81 6 130 ms 131 ms 150 ms 206.108.98.85 7 130 ms 140 ms 141 ms 206.108.98.50 8 130 ms ...
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