Utilizing the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer system may look like something only computer technology teachers and students ought to do, but the truth is that any instructor or trainee can benefit from knowing how to do it. Also, running a traceroute might appear like something only a computer science instructor or trainee must understand how to do, however its in fact something that anyone can gain from knowing how to do..
A traceroute shows you the hops or connection points between your computer system and the destination (typically a website). This is a fascinating way for trainees to see where in the world traffic is going to and coming from. If theyre surprised by what they see, Run a couple of traceroutes with your students and see. View this brief video in which I show how to carry out a traceroute..

Back in November I.
released a video about utilizing the ping command on a Windows computer system. The reason for that was to show an easy technique to check if a website is down or if there is a problem on your end..