GENERAL: How do I run a traceroute?

Sometimes Dreamwidth loads slowly due to a delay on the network somewhere. This can be diagnosed by running a traceroute.

This page on WikiHow explains how to run a traceroute on the three most common operating systems (Windows, Mac OS, and Linux).

If Support asks you to run a traceroute, you can usually omit the first few "hops" to protect your location.

Last Activity: April 5th, 2013 (misskat)



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