{"id":1870,"date":"2015-10-22T09:34:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T09:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2023-01-19T13:59:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:59:26","slug":"network-troubleshooting-using-ping-and-tracert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/network-troubleshooting-using-ping-and-tracert\/","title":{"rendered":"Network troubleshooting using ping and tracert"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Network Troubleshooting (ping and tracert)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Ping is a software utility used to test the reachability of a host on TCP\/IP network and the name of such type of request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\"><strong>Tracert (Traceroute)<\/strong> is a computer network diagnostic tool for displaying the route (path) and measuring transit delays of packets across TCP\/IP network.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Windows OS:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">A ping test: To get to a command line (cmd) click on Start Menu &#8211; Run or press Win+R and type \u201ccmd\u201d. For example, if you have to test the address 62.122.213.142.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<pre lang=\"php\">ping 62.122.213.142<\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">You may also type the domain name instead of the IP address. For example, google.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">ping google.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Troubleshooting with Tracert:<br \/>\nThis command counts the number intermediate routers being traversed towards the destination:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-854\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/minio.php?2015\/07\/19.png\" alt=\"Tracert\" width=\"680\" height=\"346\" \/ title=\"Network troubleshooting using ping and tracert - Image 1\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">MacOS X:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Ping: Launch the Terminal, found in the Utilities folder of Applications. You may also launch the Terminal using Spotlight and \u201cGo\u201d in the menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-856\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/minio.php?2015\/07\/23.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"725\" height=\"295\" \/ title=\"Network troubleshooting using ping and tracert - Image 2\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Type the following command in the Terminal:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<pre lang=\"php\">ping ip_address<\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Or<\/span><\/p>\n<pre lang=\"php\">ping domain_name<\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">To cancel ping press Ctrl+C.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/minio.php?2015\/07\/31.png\" alt=\"Ping test\" width=\"599\" height=\"227\" \/ title=\"Network troubleshooting using ping and tracert - Image 3\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Tracert<\/span>: Type traceroute in the Terminal (similarly to tracert command for Windows).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-325 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/minio.php?2015\/06\/53.png\" alt=\"Tracert\" width=\"769\" height=\"423\" \/ title=\"Network troubleshooting using ping and tracert - Image 4\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Linux OS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Ping: Launch console. Type the following command in the Terminal:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<pre lang=\"php\">ping ip_address\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">Or<\/span><\/p>\n<pre lang=\"php\">ping domain_name<\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu,sans-serif;\">To cancel ping press Ctrl+C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-860\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/minio.php?2015\/07\/4.png\" alt=\"Ping test\" width=\"658\" height=\"282\" \/ title=\"Network troubleshooting using ping and tracert - Image 5\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Network Troubleshooting (ping and tracert) Ping is a software utility used to test the reachability of a host on TCP\/IP network and the name of such type of request. Tracert (Traceroute) is a computer network diagnostic tool for displaying the route (path) and measuring transit delays of packets across TCP\/IP network. 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