Trace Route Path
The tracert command shows the path your data takes to reach a website or computer. Like tracking all the stops your mail makes before reaching its destination.
It displays every "hop" (router or server) your data passes through on its journey across the internet. Each hop shows the IP address and how long it took to get there. This is super useful for finding where slowdowns or connection problems are happening.
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Identify which router is causing slow internet connection.
Visualize the path your data takes across the internet.
See where packets are getting dropped or timing out.
See which cities/countries your data travels through.
tracert google.com Trace the route to Google and see all hops along the way.
tracert 8.8.8.8 Trace route to Google's DNS server using its IP address.
tracert -h 20 google.com Limit the trace to a maximum of 20 hops instead of default 30.
tracert -d google.com Don't resolve IP addresses to hostnames (faster results).
tracert -w 5000 google.com Wait up to 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds) for each reply.
Practice tracert commands in the interactive terminal below: