FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -TRACEROUTE is another very helpful utility that operates similarly to ping and also uses the services of the ICMP protocol. Traceroute, as the name implies, is used to trace the path between the sender and the destination host.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ping and traceroute are common commands you can use to troubleshoot network problems. Ping is a simple command that can test the reachability of a device on the network. Traceroute is a command you use to ‘trace’ the route that a packet takes when traveling to its destination.

Detailed explanation-3: -This article describes TRACERT (Trace Route), a command-line utility that you can use to trace the path that an Internet Protocol (IP) packet takes to its destination.