(IP) Ping and TraceRoute

Ping is used to diagnose TCP/IP network problems dealing with availability and response time. The Ping command sends an echo request to a foreign node to determine if the computer is accessible. When the response to the Ping command is received, the elapsed time is displayed. The time does not include the time spent communicating between the user and the TCP/IP address space.

The TraceRte command sends UDP requests with varying Time to Live values (TTL). It waits for the routers between the local and remote hosts to send TTL exceeded messages. Use it to monitor response time from hop-to-hop and to diagnose network problems over routes and segments.

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