Utilizing the ping command in the command timely window on your computer might appear like something only computer technology instructors and students ought to do, but the reality is that any teacher or trainee can take advantage of understanding how to do it. Running a traceroute may appear like something just a computer system science instructor or student need to understand how to do, but its really something that anyone can benefit from knowing how to do..
A traceroute reveals you the hops or connection points in between your computer system and the destination (typically a site). This is a fascinating method for trainees to see where worldwide traffic is going to and originating from. Run a couple of traceroutes with your students and see if theyre shocked by what they see. See this short video in which I demonstrate how to perform a traceroute..

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