Traceroute is a diagnostic network tool that displays the route to the destination specified — a domain name or an IP address — and measures packet travel time to that destination.
Windows
- Click 'Start'
- Type Run and open the resulting box
- Type cmd to launch command prompt
- Enter:
tracert yourdomain.com - Press Enter
Apple macOS
- Navigate to Applications → Utilities → Network Utility → Traceroute
- Input the domain or IP address
- Select Trace
Linux
- Open a Terminal window
- Type:
traceroute yourdomain.com