Experiment No.

13

Engroll no. SS20CO011 Name : Prem Bonde

Aim: Tracing the path of a web server using tracert utility

website

Theory:
Tracert is a Windows based command-line tool that you can
use to trace the path that an Internet Protocol (IP) packet
takes to its destination from a source. Tracert will
determine the path taken to a destination. It does this by
sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo
Request messages to the destination. When sending traffic
to the destination, it will incrementally increase the Time to
Live (TTL) field values to aid in finding the path taken to that
destination address. The path is outlined from this process.

Tracert Syntax

tracert [-d] [-h <MaximumHops>] [-j <Hostlist>] [-w

<timeout>] [-R] [-S <Srcaddr>] [-4][-6] <TargetName>

Tracert Parameters:
Parameter Description
-d Do not resolve addresses of intermediate
routers to their hostnames. This can speed up
tracert performance.
-h Set the maximum number of hops in the path to
maximum_hops search for target. Default is 30 hops.
 -j host-list Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
With loose source routing, successive
intermediate destinations can be separated by
one or more routers. The maximum number of
addresses of names is the host list is nine (9).
The hostlist is simply a series of IP addresses in
dotted decimal notation (e.g., 192.168.128.8)
each separated by spaces. This parameter is
only for IPv4 addresses.
-w timeout Set the amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for
each reply.
-R Trace round-trip path (IPv6-only).
-S srcaddr Source address to use (IPv6-only).
-4 Force tracert to use IPv4 for the trace.
-6 Force tracert to use IPv6 for the trace.
TargetName Specifies the destination, either an IP address or a
host name.
/? Displays help information

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Conclusion: Thus we understood tracing the path of

an website/ web server using tracert utility