Performing a traceroute in Windows XP, ME, 2000, 98, 95, NT

1. Click the START menu and select Run…
2. Type cmd into the Run dialog box and click the OK button
3. Type:

   tracert example.com

   and press the Enter key (replace example.com with the domain or IP you want to trace)

Performing a traceroute in Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Click the Windows Orb
2. In the Search box type cmd and press Enter
3. Type:

   tracert example.com

   and press the Enter key (replace example.com with the domain or IP you want to trace)

Performing a traceroute in Linux or similar operating systems

1. Open a terminal window through your applications menu or similar
2. Type:

   traceroute -I example.com

   and press the Enter key (replace example.com with the domain or IP you want to trace)

Performing a traceroute in Mac OS X

1. Open Applications and then Utilities
2. Open the Networking Utility and click on Traceroute
3. Type the domain you wish to trace (eg. example.com) and click Trace