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Answer» hey folks ,
I've tried traceroutes (http://www.traceroute.org/) and I keep getting lots of asterisks...
Does this mean that those "trace-servers" that I chose do not reach me?
why is that?1. Tracert Asterisk(s). The "asterisk" indicates a "REQUEST timed out". EITHER a FIREWALL is BLOCKING the request (and/or RESPONSE) or the site is unreachable (a link failure).
The link you gave is for a remote site to attempt "traceroute" to you. Normally you would request "tracert" to them. I guess you could compare the two outputs to see where the "problem" lies.
Windows operating system(s) uses "tracert" or "pathping". Unix-like operating systems use "traceroute".
2. Reference(s):
a. Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems on Windows Networks (Part 5) - Brien M. Posey
b. Using Tracert - Robert J. Shimonski
c. Using Pathping - Robert J. Shimonski
d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracert
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