Question : Problem: traceroute?

Can someone tell me what traceroute is and how to use it?

Answer : Problem: traceroute?

Hi,
In a Dos window, simply type;
tracert 159.236.56.5
This will begin the traceroute application.
This should return something like the following;
Tracing route to 159.236.56.5 over a maximum of 30 hops

  1   124 ms   120 ms   125 ms  yourhost.domain.com[164.256.128.213]
  2   125 ms   119 ms   119 ms  hades.esatclear.ie [164.145.128.254]
  3   125 ms   124 ms   120 ms  serial3-0.cr17.dublin.esat.net [164.120.19.129]

  4   125 ms   125 ms   145 ms  fe1-0-0.border0.somewhere.host.net [164.120.12.75]

  5   120 ms   120 ms   129 ms  fe1-0-0.border4.somwhere.host.net [193.120.12.76]

  6     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  7     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  8     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  9  s6-2.nyc4-nbr2.bbnplanet.net [4.1.76.105]  reports: Destination host unreac
hable.

Trace complete.

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This is helpful if you ever suspect you are being hacked, as it can give you the attackers host.
Thus if you where inclined if the did anything malicious, you could let their ISP know about their activities.
Hope this helps.