A traceroute is a function which traces the path from one network to another. It allows us to diagnose the source of many problems.
Another utility PING, is often used prior to using traceroute to see whether a host is present on the network.
Traceroute is a handy tool or function both for understanding where problems are in the Internet network and for getting a detailed sense of the Internet itself.
How to traceroute
follow the following steps for Trace Route of connection request.
open ISP or Admin Dashboard.
click on third option from Right side.
it will be open Ping and Trace Route Model.
When you enter the traceroute command, the utility initiates the sending of a packet (using the Internet Control Message Protocol or ICMP), including in the packet a time limit value.
TTL(Time to Live) that is designed to be exceeded by the first router that receives it, which will return a Time Exceeded message.
you can select any option from here like Server Or NAS For show connection route and connection time.
if you select Sever then enter Domain name or IP Address.
click on Submit Button.
you can see Total number of traceroute packets, IP Address, Total time of packets are display in details.
it’s trace your Domain name or IP address route by route starting to ending path of network.
if you select NAS Option then enter Domain name or IP Address.
select NAS Address from NAS section box
then click on submit button.
here display Number of route, IP Address and number of Times.
it will be display step by step your IP Address or Domain name Route.
If does not find the route or path it will show nothing at this time and give zero.
traceroute identifies each computer/server on that list and the amount of time it took the data to get from one computer to the next
