comp.os.linux.networking

Alex Fraser wrote:
> 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.

I get the same times for ping and traceroute -I www.bbc.co.uk.

Maybe you weren't hitting the same server or it's a tracert thing.

Andy.