The most irritating thing often happens when we are supposed to be connected to the internet -something stops working. The cause is always one of two possibilites: there is a problem with the internet provider, or there are connectivity problems on our own end. So, how do we diagnose the problem? In this tutorial, we will show you some Command Pompt(CMD) commands that you can use to diagnose the problems with your network.
Ping / Path Ping
Ping and Path Ping are two useful commands you can use to diagnose the problem. Path Ping is recently introduced tool by Microsoft which is a combination of Ping and Trace Route. You can use it to check if the site or service you are trying to connect to is actually working. If the site or service you are trying to connect is not alive , you will get the message, “Request timed out�. If it works, it will return the information. Note: Request timed out does not always means that the site or the service you are testing is down. Some sites and services block ping package for security reasons. If you are having problems with the Ping and Path Ping Syntax then run the the following command : ping /? Ping path /? to get the whole .
Trace Route
This command is useful when you are having a problem to connect to a certain site. This command can help you diagnose whether your problem is a local problem, and ISP problem, or even a world-wide problem. When you run this command, you might get one of the following messages: •
Unable to resolve target system <site name>
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Trace complete
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Request timed out
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Destination network unreachable
This command is very useful to diagnose where the location and cause of your problem. If you want to read more about this command check the following link.
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