Using Tracert
The Tracert command is used by Windows to trace the route taken by data traveling from your computer to an IP address or Web site you specify. By default, Tracert will check up to 30 hops between your computer and the specified Web site or IP address. To use Tracert to check the routing, follow this procedure:
1. | Start your Internet connection. If you use a LAN to connect to the Internet, you might have an always-on connection. |
2. | Open a command-prompt window. |
3. | Type Tracert
IPaddress or Tracert
servername and press Enter. For example, to trace the route to a Web server called www.selectsystems.com, type Tracert www.selectsystems.com. Tracert displays the IP addresses and URLs of each server used to relay the information to the ... |
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