uses
a
series
of
Internet
Control
Message
Protocol
(ICMP)
Echo
messages
to
determine:
z
Whether
a
remote
host
is
active
or
inactive.
z
The
round
‐
trip
delay
in
communicating
with
the
host.
z
Packet
loss.
First
specify
the
domain
or
IP
of
the
host
you
want
to
contact
and
thendefinehow
many
packets
are
to
be
sent,
finally
click
the
“Run”
button
and
the
command
begins
to
process.
You
will
receive
results
output
from
the
system
indicating
the
reachability
of
the
destination.
5.8.2
Traceroute
The
traceroute
command
is
used
to
discover
the
routes
that
packets
actually
take
whentraveling
to
their
destination.
Click
“
Traceroute
”
tab
and
specify
the
domain
or
IP
address
that
you
want
to
lookupand
then
click
the
“Run”
button
to
start
the
process.
