If you are running Mac® OS X, you can use the Network Utility application, which is included with Mac OS X, to run the trace route.

To Perform a Traceroute in Mac OS X


  1. Open the Utilities folder on your hard drive.
  2. Launch the Network Utility.
  3. Click Traceroute.
  4. Enter the domain name for which you want to perform a traceroute, and then click Trace.
  5. Select the results, and then right-click and select Copy or press COMMAND+C to copy the text.
  6. Paste the text into a text editor (TextEdit, etc.).

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