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How Do I Perform a Traceroute?

In windows you will need to open up a command prompt.

Goto Start.


Click on Run.


Type in cmd in the dialog box.


Press Enter.
Once the command prompt opens you will type in the below command.

tracert domain.com

In OS X you will need to open up Terminal.app which is located in in your Utilities directory in the Applications folder.




Double click on the Terminal.app to open a new terminal session. From there you will type in the below command to do a traceroute from your location.



traceroute domain.com

Updated on: 07/01/2023

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