comp.os.linux.networking

Geoff Lane wrote:
> I was under the impression that Ping and Tracert were similar utilities
> with tracert giving a wee bit more information about the connection.

The Windows ping and tracert utilities both send ICMP Echo Request
packets. The tracert utility sends them in sets of three with increasing
TTLs, starting with one, which (generally) gives a trace of the route
packets take from source to destination (the reverse route may be
different).

> Why is it then, if I ping bbc.co.uk I get response times of around 30ms
> whereas if I tracert the same address it appears to take much longer.

Pass; I get the same here.

Alex