Week 5 BSIT220-T301 Network Mgmt & Infrastructure
Traceroute is a command-line tool designed to trace the route that packets of data take from a source to a destination. This information helps identify network issues, pinpoint delays, and understand the topology of the internet between the two points. The command is available on most operating systems, including Linux, macOS, and Windows. Traceroute operates by sending a series of packets toward the target destination with each packet containing a Time-to-Live (TTL) value. The TTL value represents the number of hops (routers or nodes) the packet is allowed to traverse before being discarded. As the packet reaches each hop, the TTL is decremented, and the hop sends back an ICMP Time Exceeded message when the TTL reaches zero. This process repeats, with the TTL incrementing for each subsequent batch of packets until the destination is reached. By analyzing the sequence of hops and their round-trip times (RTT), traceroute generates a comprehensive map of the network path taken by the data.
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