Ping traceroute

1. What is traceroute vs ping?
2. Is traceroute using ping?
3. What are ping commands?
4. What do * * * mean in traceroute?
5. How does ping work?
6. Can you traceroute an IP address?
7. Is it illegal to traceroute?
8. Is traceroute ICMP or TCP?
9. Can you traceroute a URL?

What is traceroute vs ping?

Ping is a simple command that can test the reachability of a device on the network. Traceroute is a command you use to 'trace' the route that a packet takes when traveling to its destination. It's useful for tracing network problems, discovering where connections fail, and tracking down latency problems.

Is traceroute using ping?

Think of traceroute as a string of ping commands. At each step along the path, traceroute identifies the hop's IP as well as the latency to that hop.

What are ping commands?

ping is the primary TCP/IP command used to troubleshoot connectivity, reachability, and name resolution. Used without parameters, this command displays Help content. You can also use this command to test both the computer name and the IP address of the computer.

What do * * * mean in traceroute?

A hop that outputs * * * means that the router at that hop doesn't respond to the type of packet you were using for the traceroute (by default it's UDP on Unix-like and ICMP on Windows).

How does ping work?

Ping works by sending an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request to a specified interface on the network and waiting for a reply. When a ping command is issued, a ping signal is sent to a specified address. When the target host receives the echo request, it responds by sending an echo reply packet.

Can you traceroute an IP address?

Traceroute, also called tracepath or tracert, is a network tool used to determine the “path” packets take from one IP address to another. It provides the hostname, IP address, and the response time to a ping. Enter the IP address that you want to lookup.

Is it illegal to traceroute?

But no - it's not illegal under the laws of any country I'm aware of. That said: The college will have house-rules for use of its network, and by using any college computers, or one of your own connected to their network, you agree to work within them.

Is traceroute ICMP or TCP?

Traceroute uses ICMP's Ping command to find out how many different devices are between the computer initiating the traceroute and the target. This command works by manipulating the packets time to live value or TTL.

Can you traceroute a URL?

You can also run a traceroute to the URL of any website or IP address. Just make sure you leave a space after tracert and before the URL or IP address. For example, to run a traceroute to HelloTech.com, you would type tracert hellotech.com into the Command Prompt app.