17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
"Bernie B. Terrado" <bbt@peak-two.uplb.edu.ph> wrote:
traceroute, is it effective as ping or finger. what other info would I have to know about it
ping just tells you that a host is reachable. finger gives you information on who is logged in, which real name is associated to an address etc. traceroute gives you a list of hosts that are used to connect from your site to the other host. you can use traceroute and whois to figure out where a host is located, who is their isp, etc.