Take the following steps to run a traceroute in Microsoft® Windows®:
- Press Windows key + R to open the Run window.
- Enter cmd and press Enter to open a Command Prompt.
- Enter tracert, a space, then the IP address or web address for the destination site (for example: tracert 8.8.8.8).
- Press Enter.
Take the following steps to run a traceroute in Mac OS®:
- Open Terminal
- Type traceroute space ip address and hit enter e.g traceroute 8.8.8.8