For each hop, the traceroute probe must return a message to your network interface - and the route back to you is often different from the outbound route. It is also useful to do reverse traceroutes from various locations which will reveal routing servers take to send you their data. Open a Command window. Each router along the route is displayed with 3 ping times. The IP address, and any name associated with the IP address is also displayed.
Any asterisks indicate a failure to respond.
Good connectivity to the server is indicated by low ping times. As the hop number increases, you should expect slight increases in the times. Consistent performance is indicated by small variability in the 3 pings at each hop. All rights reserved.