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Traceroute
ver traceroute you can see the data path between two servers in the internet.
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ing
ing is an application of the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol RFC 792).
his protocol (also a component of the IP protocol) transfers different
dministative information and can therefor also be used for fault-tracing. If the
ing signal meets an object, its reflection (echo) can be received again from the
ppropriate transmitter. So ping can find out whether the IP address is active (if a
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Traceroute lists all servers, which are between the respective tracerout
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connection could be established) and how fast it is.
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