Learning Networking Commands Part 1

Basic Networking Commands Explained with Examples
This tutorial explains the basic networking commands and their arguments, options, and parameters. Learn the essential networking commands that are used to troubleshoot computer networks.

Tracert
This command is used to diagnose path-related problems. On an IP network, routers exchange IP packets between the source and the destination. They take IP packets from the source host and forward them in a sequence until they reach the destination host. The sequence of routers between the source and destination is known as the path. A path consists of all routers in a sequence that IP packets sent from the source host traverse to reach the destination host.

The tracert command prints the path. If all routers on the path are functional, this command prints the full path. If a router is down on the path, this command prints the path up to the last operational router.