Turn left at the big router near the exit



Which of these would be the best way to determine the route between your computer and a remote device?

A) net route 192.168.1.2

B) ping 192.168.1.2

C) nbtstat 192.168.1.2

D) tracert 192.168.1.2

E) netstat -r 192.168.1.2

F) I should probably just stop and ask for directions


The answers: D) tracert 192.168.1.2

The tracert or traceroute command is used to determine the route that a packet takes to a destination address.

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