How Do You Use Tracert To Diagnose Network Problems?
Tracert (short for traceroute) is a network diagnostic tool that can be used to determine where network problems are located. This can be a useful tool to figure out why you can’t connect to another computer over the Internet. This article explains how to use tracert to diagnose network problems on Windows. If you are interested in learning the technical details of how traceroute works, check the resources section. Bring up the “Run” dialog box by clicking on Start, then Run. Alternatively, you can bring up the dialog box using a keyboard shortcut by holding down the Window key and pressing R. In the edit box next to “Open:” type “cmd” without the quotes and then hit enter. This will open the DOS command window. At the prompt, type “tracert www.google.com” without the quotes and hit enter. Wait while the tracert runs. The output from tracert is in 4 columns. The first column is the “hop” number. Each “hop” is device that your network traffic gets routed through in order to travel from
