Traceroute is a network tool, available in Linux and Windows, that allows you to follow the route that a data packet (IP packet) will take to go from computer A to computer B.
By default, the packet is sent over the internet, but the route followed by the packet may vary, in the event of a link failure or in the case of changing the provider connections.
Once the packets have been sent to the access provider, the packet will be sent to the intermediate routers that will transport it to its destination. The packet may undergo changes during its journey. It is also possible that it never reaches its destination if the number of intermediate nodes or machines is too big and the package lifetime expires.
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