How do I run a traceroute, ping with my Mac/Safari?

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How do I run a traceroute, ping with my Mac/Safari?

I tried Search first, but I'm not very good at finding what I need, and I couldn't find the answer this time either. Sorry if it's already been posted. I would like to know how to run a traceroute with my PBG4. Is running a traceroute the same as doing a ping? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please keep the explanation as simple as possible, lol.

PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Safari 3.1

Posted on Mar 31, 2008 8:00 PM

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Renee Clark Author

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Mar 31, 2008 8:25 PM in response to Niel

Hi Niel, that's exactly what I wanted, thanks. Just one more thing though, someone at my ISP wants me to run a traceroute because they're having various server issues. Since you seem to know about this stuff could you please explain to me what running a traceroute is supposed to tell me? In other words, why do we do these traceroutes? Thanks.

Btw, after this answer I'll come back and say solved. 😉

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Niel

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Mar 31, 2008 10:36 PM in response to Renee Clark

A traceroute sends messages to every server between you and an address you specify, and is useful in determining exactly where problems with the connection exist. If you see an address for which the three numbers become large, that is likely where the problem lies. An entry consisting of only stars means that the command timed out waiting for a response; some servers do not reply to traceroute probes. Click here for more information.

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Niel

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Mar 31, 2008 8:01 PM in response to Renee Clark

1. Open the Network Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run the commands from there.

2. No.

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Renee Clark Author

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Apr 1, 2008 5:18 AM in response to Niel

Thanks for your help. 🙂

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