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Problem

How to use the tracert command: Receive information about each step in the route between your PC and the target. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tracert>.

Solution

tracert — Receive information about each step in the route between your PC and the target. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tracert>.

Trace a route:

tracert {{IP}}

Prevent tracert from resolving IP addresses to hostnames:

tracert /d {{IP}}

Force tracert to use IPv4 only:

tracert /4 {{IP}}

Force tracert to use IPv6 only:

tracert /6 {{IP}}

Specify the maximum number of hops in the search for the target:

tracert /h {{max_hops}} {{IP}}

Display help:

tracert /?

Code Snippets

Trace a route

tracert {{IP}}

Prevent `tracert` from resolving IP addresses to hostnames

tracert /d {{IP}}

Force `tracert` to use IPv4 only

tracert /4 {{IP}}

Force `tracert` to use IPv6 only

tracert /6 {{IP}}

Specify the maximum number of hops in the search for the target

tracert /h {{max_hops}} {{IP}}

Context

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