SI Trace

Are you experiencing difficulty connecting to a computer through a network? There could be several factors at play such as an issue on the remote PC, internet connection, or router requiring a reset. Your internet provider may also be undergoing some temporary issues, or it could be due to one of the network hosts, including routers, access points, servers, switches, or other factors that are obstructing the network's efficiency. But how do you determine the exact issue?

Back in the early days of the internet, the traceroute tool was introduced in Unix, and as the name implies, it traces the path of IP packets travelling from your PC to the target destination. It clearly identifies where the connectivity problem is originating from, regardless of how far it is from your computer. The traceroute identifies the last host to respond when functioning correctly and the first to fail when not.

Although a free tool called tracert.exe is provided with most Windows versions, Soft Institute wrapped the same functionality into a far handier package. SI Trace generates easy-to-read formatted output and features detailed results for better comprehension. It displays all the vital information from both classic Unix traceroute and Windows tracert instructions, plus the ability to check more than one system by merely selecting the address from the combo box. SI Trace's user-friendly interface ensures that it's a more straightforward and more efficient alternative than using Windows tracert.