This service performs a traceroute from our server to the specified domain or IP address. The result is a list of intermediate hops with IP addresses and packet round-trip times.
Traceroute (tracert on Windows) is a network diagnostic utility that shows the path a packet takes from sender to destination. Each intermediate router (hop) is displayed with its response time.
Asterisks (* * *) mean that the node did not respond to the request within the timeout. This is not necessarily a problem: many routers are configured to drop ICMP packets for security reasons. If the subsequent hops respond successfully, the packets passed through that node — it simply did not send a reply.
The first hop (TTL=1) is almost always your local router (default gateway), typically with an IP of 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1. The second and subsequent hops are your ISP's equipment and external networks. Addresses in the ranges 10.x.x.x, 172.16–31.x.x, and 192.168.x.x are private and belong to internal networks.
Geographic information is not displayed directly in the traceroute results. However, you can copy the IP address of any hop and look it up separately in the IP geolocation tool on our site. This will help you understand which cities or countries your traffic passes through.