If you have ever wondered what paths packets take to traverse networks, chances are that you have used or heard of traceroute. traceroute or some variant of it is available on almost all operating systems. My experience with traceroute began when I was just beginning to learn networking and was eager to determine the distance between a server and my machine. I used it on every server or website that I used to regularly visit, watching in awe as the green texts would fill up my terminal window.
