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What is Traceroute?

A network diagnostic tool that shows the path packets take from source to destination, listing each hop along the way.

Traceroute (tracert on Windows) discovers the route packets take through the network. It sends packets with incrementing TTL values, causing each router along the path to respond. This reveals the path, hop count, and latency at each point.

Traceroute helps diagnose routing problems, identify bottlenecks, and understand network topology. High latency at a specific hop indicates congestion or distance. Asterisks (*) indicate filtered/dropped probes.

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