Is traceroute always the same?

From origin to destination there will be a fixed path. When the destination of a traceroute is a router (99.34. xx. xx), the intermediate routers will do the same as before (first packet with process switching and from then cache), but the destination router won’t do it because there are no next hop.

What happens if traceroute fails?

What Does a Route Issue Mean? If your traceroute attempt stops at a particular hop or node and cannot find a route to the host, you have a problem. While the hop where the route fails to return may be the location of the networking issue, it isn’t always that easy to diagnose.

Why does traceroute give different results on different networks?

If you are getting different traceroute results, it is because the routing is being handled differently. This could be because the hosts are not on the same network (as Paul’s first comment under your question noted…

Do firewalls show up in traceroute?

Unfortunately, when you have a firewall in the loop it does not show up in the traceroute.

How many hops is too many traceroute?

30 hops
A traceroute readout typically will display three separate columns for the hop time, as each traceroute sends out three separate packets of information to each computer. At the very top of the list, the traceroute will give the limit of how many lines of hops it will display—30 hops is often the maximum number.

How many hops should it take to get to Google?

Thus, performing a traceroute will give you a detailed look of the route a packet will take as it travels from one network system to another. Notice that while to connect to Google it took 13 hops with no longer than 23ms of latency. Connecting overseas, however, took 17 hops and upwards of 150ms of latency.

How do you use trace route?

Take the following steps to run a traceroute in Microsoft ® Windows ®:

1. Press Windows key + R to open the Run window.
2. Enter cmd and press Enter to open a Command Prompt.
3. Enter tracert, a space, then the IP address or web address for the destination site (for example: tracert www.lexis.com).
4. Press Enter.

Why is tracert so slow?

The biggest slow down with most traces is DNS resolution (assuming that you’re not running over any slow links). It tries until timeout to resolve the address for each hop in the route. To test if this is the case in your situation you can do tracert -d [ipaddress]. That will force it not to resolve hostnames.