How do I use traceroute?

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

  1. Click 'Start'
  2. Type Run and open the resulting box
  3. Type cmd to launch command prompt
  4. Enter: tracert yourdomain.com
  5. Press Enter

Apple macOS

  1. Navigate to Applications → Utilities → Network Utility → Traceroute
  2. Input the domain or IP address
  3. Select Trace

Linux

  1. Open a Terminal window
  2. Type: traceroute yourdomain.com
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