With mouse clicks, you can zoom in to see each node and zoom out to see the country for a local trace or the world for a trace overseas. When the mouse passes over a node, it lists the name of the computer, the IP address, the longitude and latitude, the physical address, and the number of the node in the chain of nodes between your computer and the destination. The Nodes tab demonstrates what goes on during a trace. It graphically represents every computer and router with an icon for its domain type. The trace starts in the upper left-hand corner of your screen.
Lines connect all the icons.
NeoTrace initiates a trace every 12 seconds. During a trace, data lines and icons light up in succession. The icons change colors to signal speed and connectivity differences. When the icons are green, transfer speed is good, roughly 250 milliseconds or less. Yellow signifies a slow transfer taking up to 1 second.