Traceroute is a diagnostic command for displaying possible routes (paths) and measuring transit delays of packets across the internet. Here are several ways to perform a traceroute; the method you use will depend on your operating system.

• Windows

  • For Windows 7 and older:

    • Open Start menu -> Click Run -> Type cmd and press Enter.

    • In the command prompt type tracert news.xlned.com and press Enter.

  • For Windows 8.x and newer:

    • Use the search window, type command prompt and click on the Command Prompt result.

    • Type tracert news.xlned.com and press Enter.

    • This will provide traceroute results from your computer to xlned.com. You can also use 

  • How to copy the traceroute data:

    • To copy text such as traceroute and ping results from an MS-DOS prompt, you should right-click on the MS-DOS window and choose Mark.

    • Then select the text with your mouse and right-click or press Enter on your keyboard to save the marked text to your clipboard. Then you can paste it by pressing Ctrl+V.

• Mac OS

  • You need to open up Terminal, located under Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal and type:

  • traceroute news.xlned.com and press Enter.

• Linux

Open a Terminal window and type: traceroute -I news.xlned.com