Using Traceroute Command

Question 1

Traceroute

Answer 1

1 192.168.1.1 2 ms
2 10.20.15.1 10 ms
3 217.155.xxx.xxx 18 ms
4 142.250.xxx.xxx 25 ms
5 142.250.185.14 25 ms
What it tells you:
Hop 1 → Your router
Hop 2 → Your ISP’s first router
Hop 3–4 → Internet backbone routers
Hop 5 → Google
If one hop suddenly shows high delay or * (timeout), you know where the problem is.

Question 2

Ping and traceroute are two basic but powerful tools for network troubleshooting. Here’s what each one does:

Answer 2

Ping | Connectivity, latency, packet loss | “Is the host alive?” |
| Traceroute | Path/hops and where a delay occurs | “Where is the problem?” |