Traveling Through A Network

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  • Ping Activity:

    Google.com

    Google.com.au

    Google.co.jp

  • Traceroute Activity:

    Google.com

    Google.com.au

    Google.co.jp



The Internet works by chopping data into chunks called packets. Each packet then moves through the network in a series of hops.  Each packet hops to a local Internet service provider, a company that offers access to the network, usually for a fee.  The next hop delivers the packet to a long-haul provider, one of the cyberspace airlines that quickly carry data across the world.

This journey often takes several more hops, which are plotted out one by one as the data packet moves across the Internet.  For the system to work correctly, the BGP information shared among routers cannot contain lies or errors that might cause a packet to go off track – or get lost altogether.  The final hop takes a packet to the recipient, which reassembles all packets into a coherent message. A separate message goes back through the network, confirming successful delivery.


Distance and time are directly proportional when it comes to ping and traceroute.  The closer you are to the server, the faster the data transfer.  Most companies will strategically create data centers to minimize the physical distance between their servers and the clients.  


The basic ping test is one of the easiest things you can do to verify connectivity between your computer and a remote host.

The traceroute program provides much more detailed information about a connection to a remote host than ping. Traceroute displays information about each “hop” a packet takes from your computer to the remote host. It is often an excellent way to pinpoint possible ISP connection issues or network bottlenecks.


Request Timed Out is a standard Ping error, and this is because there was no reply from the host. No Echo Reply messages were received due to network traffic, ARP request packet filtering failure, or router error. Increasing the wait time using the ping -w switch might help.  However, several hosts block ICMP replies altogether.


Request Timed Out is also a standard traceroute error. This happens when one of the servers in the path either stops responding or is deliberately blocking the responses due to security.  

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