Traveling Through a Network
The following results are based on the following:
- Windows 10 Home
- Entry-Level HP Laptop (2017)
- Utilizing T-Mobile's Home Internet (Tower based not wired)
Each picture below will feature the command prompt being utilized to execute both the ping and tracert commands (same photo for both) for three different domains. There was an attempt to run tests on different region domains such as https://ameblo.jp/ however, it wouldn’t work with any of the command prompts (may have something to do with T-Mobiles Wi-Fi).
- Reddit.com
- Google.com
- Uagc.edu
For the sake of this post, it is important to note that a "packet" is the way a computer communicates over the internet to other computers. Packets travel through wires such as cable wires and fiber optic wires but can also travel through wireless waves such as satellite and wireless communications (Vahid & Lysecky, 2017). The purpose of running a ping command is to check the connection between the device and the domain and IP address, and the ping command shows the speed of data packets coming in and out. Whereas traceroute gives more information between the device's connection and the domain/IP address and all the different routers the data passes through since packets tend to travel through vast amounts of other computers and servers before it reaches the intended domain/destination.
Reddit.com
Reddit Ping: 4 packets were sent, and 4 packets were received resulting in no packet lost between the device and the domain/IP address with an average trip time of 294 milliseconds.
Reddit Traceroute: Packets of information were sent through 10 different routers before reaching the domain with a trip time of 718 milliseconds.
Google.com
Google Ping: 4 packets were sent, and 4 packets were received resulting in no packet loss between the device and the domain/IP address with an average trip time of 340 milliseconds.
Google Traceroute: Packets of information were sent through 17 different routers before reaching the domain with a trip time of 615 milliseconds.
Uagc.edu
UAGC Ping: 4 packets were sent, and 4 packets were received resulting in no packet lost between the device and the domain/IP address with an average trip time of 307 milliseconds.
UAGC Traceroute: Packets of information were sent through 30 different routers before reaching the domain with a trip time of 202 milliseconds.
When we compare the results between different websites, they tend to be similar when they are local. However, since I could not ping or traceroute and outside region website, I don't have any picture evidence of the difference. Still, from experience, I know the results take longer to come back and could expect some packet loss during a ping a traceroute command with an outside region domain.
Ping and traceroute commands are used to help troubleshoot internet connection problems, and it can be used because it shows where packets might be dropping, giving a clear picture of where the problem can exist. Typically, suppose there is an error response or a connection time out when sending a command to the domain. In that case, it is possible the firewall is blocking it, or it may even be as simple as needing to restart the route.
References:
Vahid, F., & Lysecky, S. (2017). Computing technology for all. Retrieved from zybooks.zyante.com/
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