A network technician is troubleshooting a slow connection to a web server from a user's Windows computer. To identify potential network latency, the technician needs to see the path the data packets are taking to reach the server. Which of the following commands should the technician run in the Command Prompt?
The tracert (Trace Route) command is a Windows utility used to display the path (route) and measure the transit delays of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is the correct tool for identifying which router or hop in the path is causing latency.
traceroute is the equivalent command used on Linux and macOS systems.
pathping is a more advanced Windows tool that combines the functionality of ping and tracert. It provides more detailed statistics about packet loss at each hop, but it takes significantly longer to run than tracert. For simply viewing the path, tracert is the most direct tool.
nslookup is a tool used for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping information.
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