I suppose I should have been a little more clear, hmm? Well, go to Start > Run > MS-DOS Prompt. Then, from the command line, you can
TRACE the
Rou
Te from your computer to another computer on the Internet. For exampe: my computer is directly connected to the Internet via a cable modem. It's IP never changes. If you go to the command prompt and type
TRACERT 24.137.18.216, it'll show you the steps it takes to get to my computer. This works for web sites, too. Here's my commented results on
TRACERT whatis.com:
Tracing route to whatis.com [199.45.146.176]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 SERVER [192.168.1.3] - local lan server
2 24.137.18.1 - my cable provider
3 556.Hssi3-0-0.GW1.PHL1.ALTER.NET [157.130.10.189] - Philadelphia
4 161.ATM4-0.XR1.DCA1.ALTER.NET [146.188.162.106] - Washington, DC?
5 195.ATM6-0.XR1.DCA8.ALTER.NET [146.188.163.2]
6 189.ATM7-0.BR1.DCA8.ALTER.NET [146.188.162.209]
7 166.49.117.37 - unknown host
8 bordercore3.Denver.cw.net [166.48.100.1] - Denver
9 candw-ip-eng-interconnects.Denver.cw.net [166.48.101.254]
10 gw66.boulder.co.coop.net [199.45.137.129] - Boulder, CO
11 border-to-26-earthnet.boulder.co.coop.net [199.45.130.34]
12 whatis.com [199.45.146.176] - final location, must be close to Boulder, CO
Trace complete.
Not always accurate, but usually fun.
[This message has been edited by TechGuy (edited 02-09-2000).]