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PathPing

{{Short description|Windows command-line network utility}}

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The PathPing command is a command-line network utility included in Windows NT operating systems since Windows 2000 that combines the functionality of ping with that of tracert.{{Cite web |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915160 |title=PathPing |publisher=Microsoft |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225205353/https://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/cnet/cnbd_trb_vxmb.mspx?mfr=true |archive-date=2009-02-25}} It is used to locate spots that have network latency and network loss.{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerhope.com/pathping.htm|title = MS-DOS and Windows command line pathping command}}{{Cite web|url=http://techgenix.com/Using-Pathping/|title=Using Pathping|date=23 August 2005}}

Overview

The command provides details of the path between two hosts and ping-like statistics for each node in the path based on samples taken over a time period, depending on how many nodes are between the start and end host.

The advantages of PathPing over ping and traceroute are that each node is pinged as the result of a single command, and that the behavior of nodes is studied over an extended time period, rather than the default ping sample of four messages or default traceroute single route trace. The disadvantage is that it takes a total of 25 seconds per hop to show the ping statistics.[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc958876.aspx PathPing] - TechNet, Microsoft

Syntax

The command-syntax is:[https://ss64.com/nt/pathping.html PathPing - IP trace - Windows CMD - SS64.com]

pathping [-g host-list] [-h maximum_hops] [-i address] [-n]

[-p period] [-q num_queries] [-w timeout] [-P] [-R] [-T]

[-4] [-6] target_name

Options:

  • -g host-list Loose source route along host-list.
  • -h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.
  • -i address Use the specified source address.
  • -n Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
  • -p period Wait period milliseconds between pings.
  • -q num_queries Number of queries per hop.
  • -w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
  • -P Test for RSVP PATH connectivity.
  • -R Test if each hop is RSVP aware.
  • -T Test connectivity to each hop with Layer-2 priority tags.
  • -4 Force using IPv4.
  • -6 Force using IPv6.

Sample

>pathping wikipedia.org

Tracing route to wikipedia.com [207.142.131.235]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

0 simonslaptop [192.168.0.11]

1 192.168.0.1

2 thus1-hg2.ilford.broadband.bt.net [217.32.64.73]

3 217.32.64.34

4 217.32.64.110

5 anchor-border-1-4-0-2-191.router.demon.net [212.240.162.126]

6 anchor-core-2-g0-0-1.router.demon.net [194.70.98.29]

7 ny1-border-1-a1-0-s2.router.demon.net [194.70.97.66]

8 ge-8-0-153.ipcolo1.NewYork1.Level3.net [209.246.123.177]

9 ae-0-51.bbr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [64.159.17.1]

10 so-2-0-0.mp1.Tampa1.Level3.net [209.247.11.201]

11 ge-6-0.hsa2.Tampa1.Level3.net [64.159.1.10]

12 unknown.Level3.net [63.208.24.2]

13

Computing statistics for 325 seconds...

Source to Here This Node/Link

Hop RTT Lost/Sent = Pct Lost/Sent = Pct Address

0 simonslaptop [192.168.0.11]

0/ 100 = 0% |

1 0ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 192.168.0.1

0/ 100 = 0% |

2 18ms 1/ 100 = 1% 1/ 100 = 1% thus1-hg2.ilford.broadband.bt.net [217.32.64.73]

0/ 100 = 0% |

3 18ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 217.32.64.34

0/ 100 = 0% |

4 21ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 217.32.64.110

0/ 100 = 0% |

5 21ms 1/ 100 = 1% 1/ 100 = 1% anchor-border-1-4-0-2-191.router.demon.net [212.240.162.126]

0/ 100 = 0% |

6 --- 100/ 100 =100% 100/ 100 =100% anchor-core-2-g0-0-1.router.demon.net [194.70.98.29]

0/ 100 = 0% |

7 --- 100/ 100 =100% 100/ 100 =100% ny1-border-1-a1-0-s2.router.demon.net [194.70.97.66]

0/ 100 = 0% |

8 100ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% ge-8-0-153.ipcolo1.NewYork1.Level3.net [209.246.123.177]

5/ 100 = 5% |

9 94ms 5/ 100 = 5% 0/ 100 = 0% ae-0-51.bbr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [64.159.17.1]

0/ 100 = 0% |

10 134ms 7/ 100 = 7% 2/ 100 = 2% so-2-0-0.mp1.Tampa1.Level3.net [209.247.11.201]

0/ 100 = 0% |

11 137ms 6/ 100 = 6% 1/ 100 = 1% ge-6-0.hsa2.Tampa1.Level3.net [64.159.1.10]

30/ 100 = 30% |

12 131ms 41/ 100 = 41% 6/ 100 = 6% unknown.Level3.net [63.208.24.2]

59/ 100 = 59% |

13 --- 100/ 100 =100% 0/ 100 = 0% win2000 [0.0.0.0]

Trace complete.

>pathping -q 10 wikipedia.orgnote the shorter wait with only 10 queries per hop instead of the default 100

Tracing route to wikipedia.org [66.230.200.100]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

0 Aaron.hsd1.mn.comcast.net. [192.168.11.3]

1 air.setup [192.168.11.1]

2 73.127.68.1

3 ge-1-38-ur01.minnetonka.mn.minn.comcast.net [68.86.234.41]

4 68.86.232.37

5 68.86.232.33

6 68.86.232.5

7 68.86.232.1

8 * 12.116.99.41

9 tbr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.99.70]

10 * ggr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.69]

11 ar1-a3120s2.wswdc.ip.att.net [192.205.34.6]

12 66.192.247.163

13 ge8-13.csw5-pmtpa.wikimedia.org [66.193.50.242]

14 * rr.pmtpa.wikimedia.org [66.230.200.100]

Computing statistics for 35 seconds...

Source to Here This Node/Link

Hop RTT Lost/Sent = Pct Lost/Sent = Pct Address

0 Aaron.hsd1.mn.comcast.net. [192.168.11.3]

0/ 10 = 0% |

1 0ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% air.setup [192.168.11.1]

0/ 10 = 0% |

2 8ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% 73.127.68.1

0/ 10 = 0% |

3 8ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% ge-1-38-ur01.minnetonka.mn.minn.comcast.net [68.86.234.41]

0/ 10 = 0% |

4 9ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% 68.86.232.37

0/ 10 = 0% |

5 8ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% 68.86.232.33

0/ 10 = 0% |

6 12ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% 68.86.232.5

0/ 10 = 0% |

7 8ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% 68.86.232.1

0/ 10 = 0% |

8 --- 10/ 10 =100% 10/ 10 =100% 12.116.99.41

0/ 10 = 0% |

9 20ms 0/ 10 = 0% 0/ 10 = 0% tbr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.99.70]

0/ 10 = 0% |

10 18ms 2/ 10 = 20% 2/ 10 = 20% ggr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.69]

1/ 10 = 10% |

11 --- 10/ 10 =100% 9/ 10 = 90% ar1-a3120s2.wswdc.ip.att.net [192.205.34.6]

0/ 10 = 0% |

12 44ms 2/ 10 = 20% 1/ 10 = 10% 66.192.247.163

0/ 10 = 0% |

13 63ms 1/ 10 = 10% 0/ 10 = 0% ge8-13.csw5-pmtpa.wikimedia.org [66.193.50.242]

0/ 10 = 0% |

14 63ms 6/ 10 = 60% 5/ 10 = 50% rr.pmtpa.wikimedia.org [66.230.200.100]

Trace complete.

>pathping -n wikipedia.org

Tracing route to wikipedia-lb.eqiad.wikimedia.org [208.80.154.225]over a maximum of 30 hops:

0 192.168.1.102

1 192.168.1.1

2 10.202.181.110

3 10.202.182.109

4 10.202.181.153

5 10.202.181.49

6 212.72.4.97

7 82.178.32.102

8 63.218.109.117

9 63.218.44.38

10 206.111.0.249

11 216.156.8.189

12 * * *

Computing statistics for 275 seconds...

See also

Notes and references

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Further reading

  • {{Cite book|author1=Robert Cowart|author2=Brian Knittel|year=2002|title=Special Edition Using Windows XP Home Edition, Bestseller Edition|publisher=Que Publishing|isbn=978-0789728517|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/specialeditionus0000cowa}}
  • {{Cite book|author=John Paul Mueller|year=2007|title=Windows Administration at the Command Line for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0470165799}}

External links

{{Wikibooks|Guide to Windows Commands}}

  • [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/pathping pathping | Microsoft Docs] – Information about the PathPing tool (Microsoft.com)
  • [http://winmtr.sourceforge.net/ WinMTR]

{{Windows commands}}

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