Module 1 Tasks contd.

Internet Tools

Trace Route

I completed the Trace Route task which traced the route from my PC to Curtin. The results were:

17 hops/249ms/134.7.179.10.

The IP didnt match the ones in the self test through. I checked the post, and this was the same outcome for other people who completed the task as well.

I also downloaded the A-Tool toolbar, and used this to trace. It came back with a result of 4 hops.

Pinging

I tried pinging the WEBCT site with no luck, so i used the curtin.edu.au site. Here are the results:

network-tools.com- 10 pings/248.8ms
A-Tool Toolbar- 5 pings/66.4ms

I was expecting the A Tool program to be slightly quicker, as it is sending the ping from my computer directly, rather than from my computer to a website (eg. network-tools.com) to curtin.edu.au.

Another useful site for Internet/Networking tools is: dnsstuff