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HOWTO: Check your connection to server using "TRACERT"
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maarten on 17/04/2009 01:41:00
 
A simple way to find out is surfing the their website. If you want to see if
there is something broken along the way to that Palace use TRACERT:
tracert works as follows (and is windows only):
In the Start button go to RUN
type "CMD" (short for command) this wil open a DOS windows on your dekstop. Now
type "tracert -h 20 ipnumer" this stands for trace route to that adress. -h 20
means it will not try more then 20 hops to the adress. It will show you exactly
where your connection to the server breaks.
You can change the -h 20 to anything you like, but remember if you are blocked
at the server end it will try to connect to a dead link until you close the DOS
screen.
If the last jump in the tracert is something like * * * * it means the trace
route can't find anything and you are probably blocked by the firewall.
To solve this give the host / Palace owner your IP and see if they can find out
if its blocked in the firewall.
If you don't know your public IP just go to www.whasismyip.com