Utilizing the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer may look like something only computer science instructors and trainees must do, but the truth is that any instructor or trainee can benefit from knowing how to do it. Running a traceroute may seem like something only a computer system science instructor or trainee must understand how to do, but its in fact something that anyone can benefit from understanding how to do..
A traceroute reveals you the hops or connection points in between your computer system and the location (typically a website). This is a fascinating way 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. View this brief video in which I demonstrate how to conduct a traceroute..

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