Using the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer system may appear like something only computer science teachers and trainees must do, however the truth is that any instructor or student can take advantage of knowing how to do it. Running a traceroute might seem like something just a computer system science teacher or student need to understand how to do, but its actually something that anyone can benefit from knowing how to do..
A traceroute shows you the hops or connection points between your computer and the destination (often a website). This is an interesting method for students to see where in the world traffic is going to and originating from. Run a few traceroutes with your students and see if theyre shocked by what they see. Enjoy this short video in which I show how to perform a traceroute..

Back in November I.
published a video about using the ping command on a Windows computer. The factor for that was to reveal a simple technique to examine if a site is down or if there is a problem on your end..