Linux.com: CLI Magic: Introduction to traceroute Apr 19, 2005, 08 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4511 reads) (Other stories by Mark Bain)
"How can you possibly follow the path a packet takes to get from your computer to another one in the maze of networks that make up the Internet? Surprisingly, it's easy, even for a complete beginner. Just visit your friendly command line and use the traceroute command.
"Traceroute allows you to view the path between your host and any other host connected to the Internet. Here's an example..."
