Utilizing the ping command in the command prompt window on your computer system might look like something just computer technology instructors and trainees ought to do, but the reality is that any teacher or trainee can benefit from knowing how to do it. Similarly, running a traceroute might look like something only a computer technology teacher or trainee need to know how to do, but its in fact something that anybody can benefit from knowing how to do..
A traceroute reveals you the hops or connection points between your computer system and the destination (frequently a website). This is a fascinating method for students to see where worldwide traffic is going to and originating from. If theyre amazed by what they see, Run a few traceroutes with your students and see. Watch this short video in which I demonstrate how to conduct a traceroute..

Back in November I.
released a video about utilizing the ping command on a Windows computer. The reason for that was to show a simple approach to inspect if a site is down or if there is a problem on your end..