Using the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer system may look like something only computer science teachers and students should do, however the truth is that any instructor or student can gain from understanding how to do it. Likewise, running a traceroute might seem like something just a computer system science instructor or trainee should understand how to do, however its actually something that anybody can benefit from understanding 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 worldwide traffic is going to and coming from. If theyre amazed by what they see, Run a few traceroutes with your trainees and see. View this short video in which I show how to conduct a traceroute..

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