System transit time, Latency -

[jdow]

On 2012/04/07 22:27, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 04/07/2012 08:33 PM, jdow wrote:
>>>
>>
>> "mtr cnn.com" is actually much quicker to get to the last hop so you
>> know the IP addresses involved.
>
> I was under the impression that he was trying to find the latency of the
> satellite link and traceroute would give him the IP of the first router. And,
> judging by his response, he probably was.
>
> BTW, I used to use traceroute (Or, more accurately, the Windows version,
> tracert.) daily when I did senior level tech support for an ISP to find out
> where the latency on various sites was coming from. It can be a surprisingly
> useful tool, within its limits.

I gave up on traceroute ever since the first time I tried mtr. Mtr is much
faster finding the whole route and displays it nicely with various "speed"
options.

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