Networking Essentials / Seeing the network
Lesson 23 of 30
ping and traceroute
ping checks whether a host replies and how long it takes. traceroute shows each router along the path.
Key points
- ping -c 4 host
- traceroute host (tracert on Windows)
- Some hosts block ping
ping -c 4 1.1.1.1
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