What Is Traceroute?
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Traceroute is a computer network diagnostic tool for displaying the route (path) and measuring transit delays of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Traceroute is used to troubleshoot network connectivity issues and to locate the source of network problems. Traceroute works by sending a series of ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo requests to the target destination with a varying time-to-live (TTL) value. As the packets traverse through the network, each router along the path returns an ICMP time exceeded message which contains the IP address of the router. Traceroute can then be used to map out the route the packets took to reach the destination.
Traceroute is a tool that enables users to trace the route or path of packets across an IP network. It will show how many hops (or routers) a packet takes and the time it takes for each hop. This can be used to troubleshoot network issues, identify network congestion, and detect network outages.