What command gives the hop count?

Answer 1

Traceroute is the program that shows you the route (or hops) over the network between two systems, listing all the intermediate routers a connection must pass through to get to its destination.

The command used will depend on the OS you're using.

If you're on a Unix system, including Mac OS X, run a traceroute at the command line like this:

traceroute server.name

If you're using Windows, the command is called tracert. Open a DOS window and enter the command:

tracert server.name

NOTE:

(sever.name should be either the computer name, IP address or domain name)

Answer 2

C:\>tracert

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout] target_name

Options:

-d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.

-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.

-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.

-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.

Answer 3

Use the trace route command to determine the number of hops (number of routers) from one computer to another.

On Windows use: tracert <destination-ip>

MacOSX/Linux: traceroute <destination-ip>

Note that this number can vary depending upon which network path is chosen at the time of the trace route.

Answer 4

in cmd prompt you just write

traceart ip address/computer name of destination work station or server.

Answer 5

In command prompt, type ping (address) -r (number of hops you'd like to record)