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- C.+Traceroute+(at+least+on+Windows+machines+with+the+tracert+command)+tracks+a+packet+across+the+Internet+by+incrementing+the+TTL+on+each+packet+it+sends+by+one+after+each+hop+is+hit+and+returns,+ensuring+the+response+comes+back+explicitly+from+that+hop+and+returns+its+name+and+IP+address.+This+provides+route+path+and+transit+times.+It+accomplishes+this+by+using+ICMP+ECHO+packets+to+report+information+on+each+“hop”+(router)+from+the+source+to+destination.+As+an+aside,+Linux+machines+use+a+series+of+UDP+packets+by+default+to+carry+out+the+same+function+in+traceroute.