Traveling Through a Network
The ping and traceroute commands are valuable tools for diagnosing problems with internet connectivity. Ping When processing a ping for Google.com, four packets were sent and received. The speeds ranged between 34 and 43 milliseconds (ms), averaging 37ms. All replies had the same time to live (TTL) value of 117 and were received from the IP Address associated with Google.com. Results: Google Ping Three additional sites hosted in different regions include seek.com.au, blog.jp, and google.com.jp. Seek.com.au sent four packets, and all four timed out, resulting in a 100% loss. The same results occurred for blog.jp. Wanting to see if a more globally recognized site would generate different results, I also pinged Google.co.jp. This ping resulted in four packets sent and received, ranging in speed from 34ms and 36ms, an average roundtrip time of 35ms, and TTLs of 117. Results: Regional Ping Traceroute The next step was to run traceroutes on the previously pinged sites. Google.com result...