Post #4 – Traveling Through a Network

 

Up above are the ping websites (google.com , australia.gov.au, and yahoo.co.jp) It was surprising for the ping for the websites I choose.The Australian ping was a lot better than I thought it would be and it was actual quiet similar to the google server ping. I suspect that its that the Australian server is very good or that they are both around the same distance but I think its more likely that it's just a better network.

Same websites as above but with traceroute instead.
Traveling Through a Network Reflection

Actually running the ping and trace route tests was a lot easier then I thought it was. It was super easy to find the IPs and it was interesting to see how different locations varied in ping. The ping command is an amazing way to identify connection between two different networks.  It sends data  through the networks in small packets which will give you a measurement once it reaches the other network. These packets can lag or not make it through which is called packet loss. Ping tracing can be used to help determine the length of time it takes for these packets to reach the other network and report back any issues. some reasons for a ping error or a time out would be an incorrect network, the other network may be offline, or your internet might be having issues. The longer the distance between the networks the more latency issues you could run into while using your computer internet. for my current job using this tool is very useful as it is an amazing way to test our equipment to see if packet lose is coming from our router, our modem or our cable. Its good to know know that packet lose can be caused be outside sources like equipment or internet providers.